aspirant
adjective
[ əˈspʌɪər(ə)nt ]
• having ambitions to achieve something, typically to follow a particular career.
• "an aspirant politician"
aspirant
noun
• a person who has ambitions to achieve something.
• "an aspirant to the throne"
Origin:
mid 18th century (as a noun): from Latin aspirant- ‘aspiring’, from the verb aspirare (see aspire).
