English Explanatory Dictionary

claimant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who claims; one who makes a claim.
  2. A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
  3. The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

Pronunciation

/ˈkleɪ.mənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-عُثمان (Middle river exports)-claimant.wav

Word forms

claimant claimants

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.

Derived words

counterclaimant non-claimant nonclaimant proclaimant pro-claimant
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