1 a person who claims sth because they believe they have a right to it:
a claimant to the throne
2 (BrE) a person who is receiving money from the state because they are unemployed, etc:
sickness benefit claimants
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is claimant a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, claimant is tagged as noun.
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