English Explanatory Dictionary

applicant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
  2. A party who initiates legal proceedings against another party.
  3. The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.

Pronunciation

/ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-applicant.wav /əpˈlɪkəɳʈ/ /ˈaplɪkəɳʈ/

Word forms

applicant applicants

Etymology

From Latin applicans, present participle of applicare. See apply.

Synonyms

applicate

Derived words

job applicant nonapplicant reapplicant

Translations

Arabic: مُقَدِّم طَلَب Arabic: مُتَقَدِّم Armenian: հավակնորդ Armenian: թեկնածու Catalan: sol·licitant Chinese Mandarin: 申請人 /申请人 Chinese Mandarin: 求職者 /求职者 Danish: ansøger Dutch: aanvrager Dutch: sollicitant Finnish: hakija Finnish: anoja French: demandeur French: candidat Galician: solicitante German: Bewerber German: Bewerberin German: Antragsteller German: Beantrager German: Beantragender Greek: αιτών Greek: αιτούσα Hindi: प्रत्याशी Hungarian: kérelmező Hungarian: jelentkező Italian: candidato Italian: richiedente Japanese: 志願者 Japanese: 応募者 Japanese: 申し込み者 Japanese: 申し立て人 Japanese: 申請人 Korean: 응모자 Korean: 출원자 Korean: 신청자 Korean: 지원자 Korean: 후보자 Northern Kurdish: dawaker Norman: applyitchant Norwegian Bokmål: søker Polish: kandydat Polish: kandydatka Portuguese: requerente Portuguese: candidato Russian: заяви́тель Russian: соиска́тель Russian: претенде́нт Russian: кандида́т Russian: проси́тель Russian: пода́тель Russian: апплика́нт Russian: аплика́нт Spanish: solicitante Spanish: peticionario Spanish: candidato Spanish: postulante Ukrainian: зая́вник Ukrainian: зая́вниця
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