claimant
Pronunciation: /ˈkleɪ.mənt/
The English word “claimant” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- One who claims; one who makes a claim.
- A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
- The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.
Etymology
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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