English > applicant: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment / employment or admission. |
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| Synonym | applier |
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| Narrower | aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee | An ambitious and aspiring young person |
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| bidder | someone who makes an offer |
| claimant | someone who claims / claims a benefit or right or title |
| job candidate | An applicant who is being considered for a job |
| material | A person judged suitable for admission or employment / employment |
| petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester | One praying humbly for something |
| possible | An applicant who might be suitable |
| probable | An applicant likely to be chosen |
| submitter | someone who submits something (as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc.) for the judgment of others |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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| Spanish | aspirante, candidato, solicitante |
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| Catalan | aspirant, pretendent, sol·licitant |
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| Verbs | apply | ask (for something) |
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