claimant

[ kley-muhnt ]

noun

1. a person who makes a claim.

ˈclaimant

/ ˈkleɪmənt /

noun

1. a person who makes a claim
2. a person who brings a civil action in a court of law Formerly calledplaintiff Compare defendant

Other Words From

• pre·claimant noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of claimant¹

First recorded in 1740–50; claim + -ant

Example Sentences

He added the absence of any infringement decisions under EU or UK competition law meant it would be down to the claimant to prove the market abuse it was alleging was actually taking place.

From BBC

“There’s a lot of mental health, depression and anxiety… It's presented by the claimant himself, who comes in and states ‘look I’ve got a health condition’ and provides a fit note.

From BBC

The IFS’s deep dive on the claimant statistics reveals that claimants were younger and their claims increasingly focused on mental health.

From BBC

The government review looked at the the investment returns a claimant could generate from investing a compensation payment over a lifetime.

From BBC

"Many, many people will be surprised by that fact — they will assume their 'all-peril' homeowners policy covers flooding. It does not. So as they are mucking out and cleaning up, they will learn that they have essentially no resources to rebuild beyond their own savings, or what little eventually trickles down in the form of disaster relief. This is on average a few thousand dollars per claimant. This is another reason to expand the mandatory purchase requirement. No one is really 'safe' from flooding."

From Salon

Related Words

• applicant