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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who claims a benefit or right or title;
- Example: "claimants of unemployment compensation"
- Example: "he was a claimant to the throne"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Claimant \Claim"ant\, n. [Cf. OF. clamant, p. pr. of clamer. Cf.
   Clamant.]
   One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

claimant
    n 1: someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants
         of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the
         throne"