claimant
/ˈkleɪm(ə)nt
/noun
A person making a claim, especially in a lawsuit or for a state benefit: one in four eligible claimants failed to register for a rebate...
- The claimants and the defendants produced differing translations of the clause.
- Both the claimants and the defendants are in business for the purpose of making a profit.
- I must do the best I can to be fair to both the claimant and the defendant on the evidence that is before me.
Synonyms
applicant, candidate, supplicant, suppliant, pretender, suitor;
petitioner, plaintiff, litigant, appellant
rare pretendant
