applicant
/ˈaplɪk(ə)nt
/noun
A person who makes a formal application for something, especially a job: applicants for the degree course a job applicant...
- Now is the time to take stock and think about what needs to be done for customers, employees and job applicants.
- Both applicants have other jobs and all their spare time is spent on this farm.
- It's still legal in this country to exclude job applicants on grounds of age alone.
Synonyms
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.