applicant

Pronunciation: /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

Etymology

From Latin applicans, present participle of applicare. See apply.

In classic literature

Synonyms

applier

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
person
Narrower (hyponyms)
petitioner, job candidate, aspirant, probable, bidder, claimant

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