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applicant

applicant

201 2.7
A person who asks for something, for example a job or a place at a university
  • noun
  • /ˈæplɪkənt/
translation icon : solicitante
  • To apply for the position, each applicant must submit a resume and cover letter.
  • job applicant
  • qualified applicants
  • successful applicants

And the white male applicants get far more callbacks.

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Examples

  • All offer financial aid, and all select applicants based on merit.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Priority for employment should be given to applicants with successful regular or substitute teaching experience.

    Academic text (1991)
  • What does a job applicant look like?

  • Send in the next applicant.

  • I guess there were a lot of applicants this year, and...

  • " I heard that the top applicants had to do volunteer work."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I'm sorry, it is against house policy for applicants to make personal calls.

  • Why should anybody invest all that money to train me... when there are a thousand other applicants with a far cleaner profile?

  • High school GPA is a key influence on whether applicants enter a college or university.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And I must say, it isn't often that we have an applicant of your maturity and... varied experience.

Synonyms

candidate
vsapplicant
564 2.3

A person being considered for a job, award or prize

is someone who formally requests opportunities not only those under consideration
petitioner
vsapplicant
  • Formal
21 6.1

A person who formally asks a court or official for something

is used for any formal request not only petitions to authorities
job candidate
vsapplicant
4 2.3

A person who applies to be hired for a job

is someone who makes a formal request across contexts not only jobs
requester
vsapplicant
  • UK
1 4.4

A program or person that asks a server to send data

is a human person making a formal application not a technical entity
requestor
vsapplicant
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A person who asks another person or group for something

is a formal person who uses an application or form
applier
vsapplicant
6.0

A person who asks for a job or a place at school by sending written papers

is the person who makes a formal request in general not only form submitters
querent
vsapplicant
  • Formal
9.9

A person who asks a court or government body to make a formal decision

is broader, covering formal requests beyond courts or official bodies

How Likely

front-runner
49 4.1
prospect
104 4.4
contender
152 3.5
candidate
564 2.3
applicant
201 2.7
long shot
  • Informal
14 4.6

Surface Forms

applicant singular
applicants plural

Morphology

applicant = apply (transparent) = apply + ant

The suffix '-ant' is used to form nouns indicating a person who performs an action, making the meaning clear.

Etymology

The word applicant comes from the verb apply, which originally meant 'to attach' or 'bring to', so an applicant is someone who 'brings forward' a request or their name for a job, a place at school, or help.