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candidate(person, desire, job, seek)
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aspirant(person, desire, job, seek)
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petitioner(person, job, seek, competitor)
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claimant(person, job, competitor, petitioner)
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seeker(person, job, seek, competitor)
10
suitor(person, job, competitor, hunter)
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postulant(person, dream, hunter, candidate)
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suppliant(person, hunter, candidate, petitioner)
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supplicant(desire, petitioner, requester, pretender)
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applier
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solicitor(contestant, candidate, petitioner, supplicant)
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hopeful(person, job, seek, competitor)
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nominee
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competitor
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appellant(person, hunter, candidate, petitioner)
4
bidder
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contender(job, competitor, runner, candidate)
4
plaintiff(pretender, accuser)
4
requester
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applicator
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APASmart Define. (2015). applicant thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/applicant/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "applicant thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/applicant/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, applicant thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/applicant/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "applicant thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/applicant/thesaurus/synonyms>