Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Claimant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Claimant \Claim"ant\, n. [Cf. OF. clamant, p. pr. of clamer. Cf.
{Clamant}.]
One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
claimant
n : someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants
of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the
throne"
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