'Claimant' definitions:
Definition of 'claimant'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the throne"
Definition of 'Claimant'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'claimant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accusant,
- accuser,
- allegator,
- appellant,
- applicant,
- aspirant,
- bidder,
- candidate,
- complainant,
- delator,
- impeacher,
- impugner,
- indictor,
- informer,
- libelant,
- party,
- petitioner,
- plaintiff,
- postulant,
- prosecutor,
- seeker,
- solicitant,
- solicitor,
- suitor,
- suppliant,
- supplicant,
- the prosecution