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ap⋅pli⋅cant

[ap-li-kuhnt]
–noun
a person who applies for or requests something; a candidate: an applicant for a position.

Origin:
1475–85; < L applicant- (s. of applicāns applying, prp. of applicāre). See apply, -ant
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ap·pli·cant   (āp'lĭ-kənt)   
n.  One that applies, as for a job.

[Middle English, from Latin applicāns, present participle of applicāre, to affix; see apply.]
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