Claimant

Origin

Old French and Anglo-Norman clamant, present participle of the verb clamer and its variants, from Latin clāmō ("to cry out").

Noun

1. One who claims; one who makes a claim.
• 1905, w, w:The Case of Miss Elliott Chapter 2, “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. â€¦â€
2. (UK) A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
3. (legal) The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

Anagrams

• calamint