Synonyms of claimant

claimant

noun

as in heir

formal a person who believes that he or she has a right to something (such as an amount of money); a person who claims something

They are claimants to their father's estate.

Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork.

a dispute between two claimants to the throne

Related Words

• heir
• successor
• representative
• legatee
• heir apparent
• heiress
• beneficiary
• inheritor
• assignee
• devisee
• grantee
• heir at law
• descendant
• succeeder
• coheir
• coheiress
• scion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of claimant

Under the general rule in the current version of the statute, a negligence claimant found more than 50% at fault for their own harm may be barred from recovering damages, while a lower percentage reduces recoverable damages proportionally. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Only about a third resulted in discretionary payments, totaling less than 4% of what claimants had sought. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

In 2000, when a small tanker carrying no liability insurance and no class certificate sank off Abu Dhabi, the Funds paid claimants in the United Arab Emirates anyway. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Unlike certain other claimants of Appalachian background, Parton related her stories of hillbilly hardship without grievance. — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026