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aspirant

aspirant

5 7.0
A person who wants an important job or position
  • noun
  • /ˈæspəˌrænt/
translation icon : aspirante
  • The Bulletin is the major outlet for job aspirants to check for new faculty listings.
  • presidential aspirant
  • CEO aspirants
  • aspirants for membership

They say that you've, you've now cross the threshold in your life is only to be of service to aspirants.

Examples

  • In both situations, political aspirants work with the system, not against it.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Would we advise job aspirants to appear sickly, depressive, and creatively blocked?

    Academic text (2016)

  • Another queen aspirant wrote: "Through my mission experiences, I have already seen what a difference I can make."

    Academic text (2005)

  • In some circumstances, aspirants seek out the organization on their own.

    Academic text (2011)

  • So I haven't had that many aspirant politicians on the show.

  • The studios are full of aspirants or extras without work.

    Academic text (2017)

  • So think aspirants to Princeton and Stanford and Harvard.

  • They stiII come, the young aspirants to HoIIywood success.

    Jimmy Hollywood (1994)

  • A majority of CEO aspirants (82.4%) and non-aspirants (77.3%) indicated overall job satisfaction.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The young singer is an aspirant hoping to audition for the famous music competition.

Synonyms

candidate
vsaspirant
564 2.3

A person being considered for a job, award or prize

refers to ambition before formal selection, not the state of being considered
hopeful
vsaspirant
35 3.8

A person who wants to achieve something, often in a competition

is used for someone aiming broadly for a role or goal early in their career
aspirer
vsaspirant
6.3

A person who wants to reach their goals in work or life

is about someone young or just starting rather than long term growth

How Ambitious

front-runner
49 4.1
contender
152 3.5
aspirant
5 7.0
hopeful
46 1.0
candidate
564 2.3

Surface Forms

aspirant singular
aspirants plural

Morphology

aspirant = aspire (transparent) = aspir + ant

A regular agent-forming suffix '-ant' attaches to the verb 'aspire' yielding 'aspirant' meaning a person who aspires; learners familiar with 'aspire' can infer this meaning.

Etymology

Aspirant comes from the Latin verb aspirare 'to breathe toward', the same idea behind inspire. So an aspirant is like someone who 'breathes toward' a goal — a person who wants and works to reach a certain position.