10
candidate(noun, dream, hunter, petitioner, contender)
9
petitioner(noun, hunter, candidate, supplicant, requester)
8
applicant(noun, person, dream, hunter, candidate)
8
claimant(noun, hunter, candidate, petitioner, supplicant)
6
aspirant(noun, person, dream, hunter, candidate)
5
novice(noun, something, clergy)
5
suitor(noun, hunter, candidate, petitioner, supplicant)
5
suppliant(noun, request, hunter, candidate, petitioner)
5
supplicant(noun, request, petitioner, requester)
4
bidder(noun, petitioner)
4
nun(noun, woman, clergy)
4
seeker(noun, hunter, candidate, petitioner, supplicant)
4
sister
3
abbess
3
canoness
3
competitor(noun, petitioner)
3
religieuse(noun, clergy)
3
requester(noun, supplicant)
3
solicitor(noun, petitioner, supplicant, requester)
2
apprentice
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