Meaning | someone who claims / claims a benefit or right or title. |
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Examples | - "claimants of unemployment compensation"
- "he was a claimant to the throne"
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Narrower | Pretender | A claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) |
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Broader | applicant, applier | A person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment / employment or admission |
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Spanish | actor, demandante |
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Verbs | claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim / claim to, as of debts, for example |
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claim | demand as being one's due or property |