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Contender vs Claimant - What's the difference?

contender | claimant |

As nouns the difference between contender and claimant

is that contender is someone who competes with one or more other people while claimant is one who claims; one who makes a claim.

contender

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who competes with one or more other people

    • See also

    * contestant

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns ----

    claimant

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia claimant) (en noun)
  • One who claims; one who makes a claim.
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  • (UK) A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
  • (legal) The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

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