OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 41134

claimant

/ˈkleɪ.mənt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
actor
One who claims; one who makes a claim.
“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 Tichbou…
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