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applicants

applicants is the plural of applicant.

Meaning of applicant

Noun

applicant (plural applicants)

  1. One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
    • Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.
    1. (specific) A party who initiates legal proceedings against another party.
  2. The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
    Synonyms:
    applicate

Phrases with applicants

Questions about applicants

What is applicants the plural of?
Applicants is the plural of applicant.

Words near applicants in the dictionary

  1. applicancies
  2. applicancy
  3. applicand
  4. applicands
  5. applicant
  6. applicants
  7. applicate
  8. applicated
  9. applicates
  10. applicating
  11. application

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