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claimant

clai·mant

UK/ˈkleɪ.mənt/ US/ˈkleɪmʌnt/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

someone who claims a benefit or right or title

  • “claimants of unemployment compensation”
  • “he was a claimant to the throne”

Origin

From Old French and Anglo-Norman clamant, present participle of the verb clamer and its variants, from Latin clāmō (“to cry out”), equivalent to claim + -ant. Compare clamant.

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