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applicant - 3 dictionary results

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
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.]

Applicant

Ap"pli*cant\, n. [L. applicans, p. pr. of applicare. See Apply.] One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.

The applicant for a cup of water. --Plumtre.

The court require the applicant to appear in person. --Z. Swift.
Language Translation for : applicant
Spanish: solicitante, candidato, aspirante,
German: der, *die Bewerber(in),
Japanese: 応募者
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