claimant

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n. 提出要求者, 原告 [经] 索赔人, 债权人

发音

UK /ˈkleɪ.mənt/
US /ˈkleɪ.mənt/

词形变化

claimants 复数 claimants

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who claims; one who makes a claim.

    声索人

  2. 2.

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

    英国
  3. 3.

    The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

    法律

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

applicant applier

下位词 1

pretender

词源

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.

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