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.

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Other Word Forms

• preclaimer noun

Etymology

Origin of claimer

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

Example Sentences

There are also two allowance/optional claimer on the nine-race card.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2019

But before we get to the stakes, the fourth is a 6 ½ furlong allowance/optional claimer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2019

The feature is a six furlong allowance/optional claimer for horses 3 and up running for a purse of $53,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 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

On that date, Stagehand’s 100-pound impost was justified; he was only two years old, had never won or even run particularly well in any race, and he was about to begin 1938 as a claimer.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Related Words

• applicant