Claimant

Claim′ant

,

Noun.

[Cf. OF.

clamant

, p. pr. of

clamer

. Cf.

.]

One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.

, n.

1.

A person who claims; one who demands any thing as his right.

2.

A person who has a right to claim, or demand.

claimant ‎(plural claimants)

One who claims; one who makes a claim.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, in The Tremarn Case:
  “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. […]”
(Britain) A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
(law) The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

one who claims

person receiving money from the government

party who initiates a lawsuit — see plaintiff