applicant

American  

[ap-li-kuhnt] / ˈæp lɪ kənt /

noun

1. a person who applies for or requests something; a candidate.

   an applicant for a position.

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applicant British  

/ ˈæplɪkənt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of applicant

First recorded in 1475–85, applicant is from the Latin word applicant- (stem of applicāns applying, present participle of applicāre ). See apply, -ant

Example Sentences

Graduation and retention rates make up by far the biggest weight in the rankings, but that may encourage colleges to inflate grades to ensure that unqualified applicants that they admit still graduate.

From The Wall Street Journal

If the candidate passed that stage they may have been referred to a security check carried out by the US, which involved collecting biometric data from the applicant.

From BBC

United counter this by saying circumventing the rules just leads to a legitimate applicant missing out.

From BBC

Figures on the backlog of people waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application include both applicants and dependants.

From BBC

Those applicants weren’t screened as strictly as usual because they were likely to be existing customers and would be informally vetted by branch staff, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• aspirant
• candidate
• claimant
• seeker