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

This sweet arrangement draws hordes of applicants to every job opening.

From The Wall Street Journal

The applicant must be an adult, "have decision-making capacity", suffer from a serious or incurable illness, and "experience constant, unbearable physical or psychological suffering that cannot be relieved under conditions deemed tolerable".

From Barron's

In most cases, the problem was that the submitted data were incomplete and in about 26% the problem was that the applicant didn’t follow FDA advice, including advice about the design of their clinical trials.

From Los Angeles Times

Many applicants try to load their responses with keywords they think the algorithm wants to see.

From The Wall Street Journal

First, the authors conducted a real-world experiment with a credit union where 300 actual loan applicants were divided into three groups.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• aspirant
• candidate
• claimant
• seeker