applicant

ap·pli·cant  (pl-knt)

n.

One that applies, as for a job.

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[Middle English, from Latin applicns, present participle of applicre, to affix; see apply.]

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applicant [ˈæplɪkənt]

n

a person who applies, as for a job, grant, support, etc.; candidate

[from Latin applicāns, from applicāre to apply]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

applicant - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission applier individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee - an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" bidder - someone who makes an offer claimant - someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the throne" job candidate - an applicant who is being considered for a job material - a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material" petitioner, requester, suppliant, supplicant - one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" 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; "he was a prolific submitter of proposals"

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applicant

noun candidate, entrant, claimant, suitor, petitioner, aspirant, inquirer, job-seeker, suppliant, postulant The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills.

Translations

applicant [ˈæplɪkənt] N

1. (for job etc) → aspirante mf, candidato/a m/f (for a post a un puesto)

2. (for money, assistance) → solicitante mf

3. (Jur) → suplicante mf

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applicant [ˈæplɪkənt] n (for benefit) → demandeur/euse m/f; (for post) → candidat(e) m/f
applicant for sth [+ benefit] → demandeur/euse m/f de qch; [+ post] → candidat(e) m/f pour qch
There were a hundred applicants for the job → Il y avait cent candidats pour ce poste.

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applicant

n (for job) → Bewerber(in) m(f) → (for um, für); (for grant, loan etc) → Antragsteller(in) m(f) (→ for für, auf +acc); (for patent) → Anmelder(in) m(f) (→ for +gen)

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applicant [ˈæplɪkənt] n (for a post) → candidato/a (Admin) (for benefit, housing) → chi ha fatto domanda or richiesta

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applicant → مُقدم الطلب uchazeč ansøger Bewerber αιτών solicitante hakija candidat kandidat candidato 応募者 신청자 sollicitant søker kandydat candidato соискатель sökande ผู้สมัคร başvurucu người nộp đơn 申请者