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applicant(noun, person, desire, job, seek)
15
candidate(noun, person, desire, opposition, job)
15
suitor(noun, job, runner, hunter)
13
hopeful(noun, adjective, person, job, seek)
11
seeker(noun, job, seek, candidate)
9
petitioner(noun, job, seek, candidate)
9
contestant(noun, person, opposition, job, dream)
8
bidder(noun, opposition, job, rival, enemy)
8
claimant(noun, job, opponent, hunter)
6
dark horse(noun, expression, idiom, opposition, job)
6
entrant(noun, person, opposition, job, rival)
3
contender(noun, job, participant, runner)
3
solicitor(noun, entry, contestant, candidate)
2
adversary(noun, match, opposition, rival, enemy)
2
antagonist(noun, opposition, rival, enemy)
2
challenger(noun, opposition, rival, enemy)
2
disputant(noun, opposition, rival, enemy)
2
player(noun, match, opposition, rival, enemy)
2
rival(noun, match, opposition, enemy)
1
anti(noun, match, opposition, rival, opponent)
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APASmart Define. (2015). aspirant thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/aspirant/thesaurus/synonyms
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