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claimant

One who claims; one who makes a claim.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

One who claims; one who makes a claim.

Origin: From and , present participle of the verb clamer and its variants, from , equivalent to . Compare clamant. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Oh, don't forget the bit when Aviva accuses the claimant of criminal fraud because claimant goes by their middle name and so Aviva insists they are two different people...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK) A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.

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  • “TRIBUNAL’S GOOGLE MAPS CHEAT OVERTURNED A tribunal has had its decision overturned after it covertly used Google Maps to wrongly accuse a claimant of giving exaggerated and unreliable evidence. www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/tribuna...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(legal) The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

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