Claimer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who makes a claim; a claimant.
  2. 2
    A pretender to a royal title.
  3. 3
    A racehorse offered for sale before a race and delivered to the buyer afterwards.
  4. 4
    A claiming race.

    "He did not have a proper claiming authorization on file, and contended that the trainer had not asked his permission to enter the horse in a claimer."

Synonyms

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claiming race

Example

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"He did not have a proper claiming authorization on file, and contended that the trainer had not asked his permission to enter the horse in a claimer."

Etymology

From claim + -er.

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