noun
Meaning 1
One who claims; one who makes a claim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
claimant
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: /ˈkleɪ.mənt/
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UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪmənt
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CMU ARPABET: K L EY1 M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 3
The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 4
someone who claims a benefit or right or title
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- claimants of unemployment compensation
- he was a claimant to the throne
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: applicant, applier
Narrower terms: Pretender
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin) — one who claims
- Arabic: مُدَّعِيَة (muddaʕiya) — one who claims
- Bulgarian: ищец (ištec) — one who claims
- Chinese Mandarin: 聲索人 /声索人 (shēngsuǒrén) — one who claims
- Finnish: vaatija — one who claims
- Finnish: kantaja — one who claims
- French: prétendant — one who claims
- Hindi: याचक (yācak) — one who claims
- Italian: pretendente — one who claims
- Italian: richiedente — one who claims
- Italian: rivendicatore — one who claims
- Māori: kaikerēme — one who claims
- Spanish: actor — one who claims
- Tagalog: naghahabol — one who claims
- Italian: istante — person receiving money from the government
- Italian: richieditore — person receiving money from the government
- Italian: richiedente — person receiving money from the government
Real reading context