applicant
UK/ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/
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New Zealand/ˈɛp.lə.kənt/
applicant noun: one who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
Noun
applicant (plural applicants)
- One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
- Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.
- The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
- Synonyms:
- applicate
applicant meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
applicant in Hindi
- one who applies
- आवेदक āvedak
- party who initiates legal proceedings
- आवेदक āvedak
applicant in Tamil
- விண்ணப்பதாரர், குறையிரப்போர், மனுதாரர், விண்ணப்பம் செய்துகொள்பவர்
applicant in Marathi
- अर्जदार, अर्जदारा
applicant in Urdu
- عرضی دینے والا, سائل
More languagesFewer languages
- applicant in Bengali
- দরখাস্তকারী, আবেদক, উমেদার, পদপ্রার্থী
- applicant in Telugu
- అర్జీదారుడు arjīdāruḍu
- applicant in Malayalam
- എന്തിനെങ്കിലും വേണ്ടി അപേക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ആൾ, അപേക്ഷകൻ, പ്രവേശനാർത്ഥി, ഹർജ്ജിക്കാരൻ
- applicant in Kannada
- ಮನವಿಗಾರ, ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿ, ಅರ್ಜಿದಾರ, ಮನವಿದಾರ
- applicant in Punjabi
- ਬਿਨੈਕਾਰ, ਅਰਜ਼ੀ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ
- applicant in Gujarati
- અરજદાર arajdār
- applicant in Odia
- ଆବେଦନକାରୀ
- applicant in Nepali
- आवेदनकर्ता, आवेदनदाता
- applicant in Arabic
- مُقَدِّم طَلَب muqaddim ṭalab, مُتَقَدِّم mutaqaddim
Examples of applicant in a sentence
- The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave be granted, to appeal against these sentences.
- No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual.
- The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full.
Synonyms of applicant
Forms of applicant
| plural | applicants |
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Origin of applicant
From Latin applicans, present participle of applicare. See apply.
Words formed from applicant
Questions about applicant
- What does applicant mean?
- Applicant means one who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
- What is applicant in Hindi?
- Applicant in Hindi is आवेदक (āvedak). See Applicant meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is applicant?
- Applicant is a noun.
- How do you pronounce applicant?
- Applicant is pronounced /ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of applicant?
- The plural of applicant is applicants.
Words near applicant in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: applicant (page history and authors); applicant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); applicant (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); applicant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); applicant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అర్జీదారుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); applicant (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); applicant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); applicant (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); અરજદાર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); applicant (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); applicant (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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