claimant vs applicant

claimant and applicant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
claimant	Yes	No	No	No
applicant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, applicant is a hypernym of claimant; that is, applicant is a word with a broader meaning than claimant:

claimant: someone who claims a benefit or right or title
applicant: a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

Other hypernyms of claimant include applier.

claimant (noun)	applicant (noun)
someone who claims a benefit or right or title	a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission