4
pretender
4
solicitant
4
suppliant(noun, hunter, candidate, petitioner, supplicant)
4
wannabee
3
amateur(noun, desire, participant)
3
contender(noun, job, competitor, participant, runner)
3
devotee(noun, desire)
3
favorite son(expression, idiom, government)
3
lover(noun, desire)
3
solicitor(noun, entry, competitor, contestant, candidate)
3
votary(noun, desire)
2
activist(noun, government, supplicant, requester)
2
adversary(noun, match, opposition, rival, enemy)
2
also-ran
2
antagonist(noun, opposition, rival, enemy, competitor)
2
applier
2
challenger(noun, opposition, rival, enemy, competitor)
2
collector
2
desirous(adjective, hopeful, aspiring)
2
disputant(noun, opposition, rival, enemy, competitor)
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