19
candidate(noun, person, desire, job, seek)
14
aspirant(noun, person, desire, job, seek)
13
petitioner(noun, person, job, seek, competitor)
12
claimant(noun, person, job, competitor, petitioner)
11
seeker(noun, person, job, seek, competitor)
10
complainant
10
suitor(noun, person, job, competitor, hunter)
8
postulant(noun, person, dream, hunter, candidate)
8
suppliant(noun, person, hunter, candidate, petitioner)
8
supplicant(noun, desire, petitioner, requester, pretender)
6
applier
6
solicitor(noun, contestant, candidate, petitioner, supplicant)
5
hopeful(noun, person, job, seek, competitor)
5
nominee(noun, candidate)
5
competitor(noun, petitioner)
4
amateur
4
appellant(noun, person, hunter, candidate, petitioner)
4
bidder(noun, petitioner)
4
contender(noun, job, competitor, runner, candidate)
4
plaintiff(noun, pretender, accuser)
<123457>
11 years ago|3.9k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). applicant thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/applicant/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "applicant thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/applicant/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, applicant thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/applicant/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "applicant thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/applicant/thesaurus/synonyms>