claimant

«claimant» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who says they have a right to something, such as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a claimant, claimants)

meaning for a pupil

1) (law, money) A claimant is a person who says they have a right to something, such as money, land or a benefit, and asks for it officially. tree →

2) (UK) A person who receives or asks for government benefit money. tree →

3) (old use) A person who says they should be king or queen: a claimant to the throne. tree →

sense in the lessons

In adult life and the news, a claimant fills in forms to claim money from insurance or from the government; in court a claimant brings a case. In history, two claimants to the throne might fight. Phrases: «benefit claimant», «a claimant to the throne», «the claimant's case».

examples

• Each claimant must fill in a long form. tree →
• The insurance company paid the claimant for the flood damage. tree →
• The claimant asked the court for money. tree →
• In history, there were two claimants to the throne. tree →
• Benefit claimants get help from the government. tree →
• The lost dog had three claimants, but only one had a photo! tree →
• The claimant said the land had been his grandmother's. tree →
• "The claimant," said she, "has stated the facts about our agreement correctly. tree →

note

Countable, formal. Related: claim (verb, noun). In UK courts «claimant» replaced the older word «plaintiff» (still used in the USA).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «claimant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.