applicant
noun
a person who applies for or requests something; a candidate.
applicants
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pluralof applicant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The pool of applicants for every opening has shrunk, said Matt Schron, Jack’s son and the company’s general manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The CoC board, which includes representatives of homeless services contractors, hired outside consultants to set up an emergency bidding process and score the applicants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
While employers in the UK are within their rights to ask you how much you get paid in your current role, applicants are not obliged to tell them.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
It cited a 2023 diversity open house, where it alleged staff told applicants they could reveal their race in answers to essay questions or in a diversity statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Perhaps twenty-five or thirty applicants would actually be examined by the registrars that day.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
