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claimer

American  
[kley-mer] / ˈkleɪ mər /

noun

  1. a person who makes a claim; claimant.

  2. Horse Racing.

    1. a horse participating in a claiming race.

    2. claiming race.

Other Word Forms

  • preclaimer noun

Etymology

Origin of claimer

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; claim, -er 1

Example Sentences

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It’s a one mile allowance/optional claimer on the turf for 3-year-old fillies, which really means 2-year-olds who are three days into their new age.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2020

The O’Neill barn picked up the gelding five races ago in a claimer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2020

He has won two of five including his last two races, a starter optional claimer and a maiden claimer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2019

Second-level allowance/optional claimer going one mile on turf and this sophomore filly from the Bob Hess stable might be able to take them all the way on the front end.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2019

Whitey had a good claimer named Pickpocket that caught Johnson’s eye; Whitey was equally enamored of Woolf’s riding.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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