applicant
noun
[ ˈaplɪk(ə)nt ]
• a person who makes a formal application for something, especially a job.
• "applicants for the degree course"
Similar:
candidate,
interviewee,
competitor,
contestant,
contender,
entrant,
claimant,
suppliant,
supplicant,
petitioner,
suitor,
postulant,
prospective student/employee,
aspirant,
possibility,
possible,
job-seeker,
job-hunter,
auditioner,
Origin:
early 19th century: from application + -ant.
