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Meaning of Claimant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkleɪ.mənt

Definitions

  1. One who claims; one who makes a claim.
  2. A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
    UK
  3. The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

Equivalents

العربية المدّعي شاك طالب مدع مُدَّعِيَة
Български ищец
Ελληνικά απαιτητής
Español actor
Suomi kantaja vaatija valtaaja
Français prétendant
हिन्दी दावेदार
Bahasa Indonesia pengeklaim penuntut
Italiano istante pretendente richiedente richieditore rivendicatore
한국어 신청자
Polski petent pretendent
Tagalog naghahabol
Türkçe davacı
Українська претендент

Examples

““Two or three months more went by ; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest.[…]””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Claimants claime Claimed claimee Claimer claimholder

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