candidate
noun
[ ˈkandɪdeɪt ]
• a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.
• "candidates applying for this position should be computer-literate"
Similar:
applicant,
job applicant,
job-seeker,
prospective employee,
contender,
contestant,
nominee,
aspirant,
possibility,
possible,
interviewee,
postulant,
suitor,
pretender,
runner,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin candidatus ‘white-robed’, also denoting a candidate for office (who traditionally wore a white toga), from candidus ‘white’.
