Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claimant

/ˈkleɪ.mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: claimant
IPA: /ˈkleɪ.mənt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who claims; one who makes a claim.

noun

A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.

British usage

noun

The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

Example Sentences

"“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.[…]”"

Etymology

From Old French and Anglo-Norman clamant, present participle of the verb clamer and its variants, from Latin clāmō (“to cry out”), equivalent to claim + -ant. Compare clamant.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, clamant, clāmō
Suffix: claim

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkleɪ.mənt/
British English: /ˈkleɪ.mənt/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

claimants (plural)

Derived Forms

counterclaimant nonclaimant proclaimant

Phrases

non-claimant pro-claimant

Rhymes With

payment non-payment repayment prepayment downpayment nonpayment embayment copayment rayment arcement raiment ament

Questions

How do you pronounce claimant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkleɪ.mənt/.
What does claimant mean?: One who claims; one who makes a claim.
Where does claimant come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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