11
aspirant(noun, adjective, person, dream, hopeful)
4
acquisitive(adjective, hopeful, aspiring)
3
pretender
3
phony(virtual, would-be, quasi)
2
attention seeker
2
craving(adjective, hopeful, aspiring)
2
longing(adjective, hopeful, wishful, aspiring)
1
hopeful(noun, adjective, dream, wishful, prospective)
1
bogus(virtual, would-be, quasi)
1
coming on strong
1
competitor
1
imitator
1
itchy(adjective, hopeful, aspiring)
1
job seeker
1
pirate(virtual, would-be, quasi)
0
aspirer
0
applicant
0
candidate
0
postulant
0
ambitious(adjective, hopeful, wishful, prospective, would-be)
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