Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
apples and pears
applesauce
applet
Appleton
Appleton layer
appliance
applicable
applicable federal rate
applicant
application
application service provider
applicative
applicator
applicatory
applied
appliqué
apply
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

applicant

ap·pli·cant [ áppləkənt ] (plural ap·pli·cants)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who formally applies for something: somebody who has formally applied for something such as a job, a grant of money, or admission to a school or college

[Early 19th century. < Latin applicant-, present participle of applicare (see apply)]

Word Key: Synonyms

See candidate.

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft