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declarant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • /ˈdɛkləɹənt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /dəˈkleɪɹənt/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 K L EH1 R AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who makes a formal declaration or statement

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French déclarant.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: declarant — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Chinese Cantonese: 聲明人 /声明人 (sing1 ming4 jan4) — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聲明人 /声明人 (shēngmíngrén) — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Finnish: lausunnonantaja — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • German: Deklarant — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • German: Deklarantin — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Hindi: घोषक (ghoṣak) — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Portuguese: declarante — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Portuguese: depoente — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Romanian: declarant — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Romanian: declarantă — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Russian: заяви́тель (zajavítelʹ) — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Russian: заяви́тельница (zajavítelʹnica) — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Russian: исте́ц (istéc) — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Sanskrit: घोषक (ghoṣaka) — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • Spanish: declarante — a person who makes a formal declaration or statement