applicant
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applicant
- /ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/ UK
- /ˈæp.lə.kənt/ Australia, Canada, UK
- /ˈɛp.lə.kənt/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Latin applicans, present participle of applicare. See apply.
noun applicants
- One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner. Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.
- A party who initiates legal proceedings against another party.
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The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
Similar: applicate
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: applier, petitioner, claimant, claim, declarant, appellant, complainant, plaintiff, requester, requestor, requisitioner, demand, offeror, supplicant, proponent, proposer
Translations
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noun one who applies
| Español | solicitante, peticionario, candidato, postulante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 응모자 eungmoja, 출원자 churwonja, 신청자 sincheongja, 지원자 jiwonja, 후보자 huboja |
| 日本語 | 志願者 shigansha, 応募者 ōbosha, 申し込み者 mōshikomisha, 申し立て人 mōshitatenin, 申請人 shinseinin |
| 中文 | 申請人 /申请人 shēnqǐngrén, 求職者 /求职者 qiúzhízhě |
| हिन्दी | आवेदक āvedak |
| Português | requerente, candidato |
| Français | demandeur, candidat |
| Deutsch | Bewerber, Bewerberin, Antragsteller, Beantrager, Beantragender |
| Italiano | candidato, richiedente |
| Ελληνικά | αιτών aitón, αιτούσα aitoúsa |
| Русский | заяви́тель zajavítelʹ, соиска́тель soiskátelʹ, претенде́нт pretendént, кандида́т kandidát, проси́тель prosítelʹ, пода́тель podátelʹ |
| العربية | مُقَدِّم طَلَب muqaddim ṭalab, مُتَقَدِّم mutaqaddim |
Talk about this word "applicant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/applicant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. applicant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/applicant "applicant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/applicant.Cite this
@misc{applicant_2026,
title = {applicant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/applicant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
