claimant (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *claimant*:
NOUN	person	claimant	someone who claims / claims a benefit or right or title

claimant > pronunciation
Sounds	kley'mahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *claimant*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who claims / claims a benefit or right or title.
Examples	"claimants of unemployment compensation" "he was a claimant to the throne"
Narrower	Pretender	A claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
Broader	applicant, applier	A person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment / employment or admission
Spanish	actor, demandante
Verbs	claim	ask for legally or make a legal claim / claim to, as of debts, for example
Verbs	claim	demand as being one's due or property

HyperDic: claimant