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aspirant

/ˈæspəɹənt/

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Philippines/ɐsˈpaɪɹɐnt/

aspirant noun: someone who aspires (for high office, etc.).

Noun

aspirant (plural aspirants)

  1. Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)
    • The company received dozens of applications from job aspirants.
    • Every aspirant actor dreams of making it to Broadway.

Adjective

aspirant (comparative more aspirant, superlative most aspirant)

  1. Seeking advancement.
  2. Striving for recognition.

aspirant meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

aspirant in Hindi

someone who aspires for high office, etc.
आकांक्षी ākāṅkṣī

aspirant in Tamil

அவாவுபவர், விழைபவர், நாடுபவர், வேண்மர்

aspirant in Urdu

آرزو مند, امید وار

aspirant in Bengali

আকাঙ্ক্ষী, প্রার্থী
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aspirant in Kannada
ಹಂಬಲಿಗ, ಬಯಸುಗ

Forms of aspirant

Noun
pluralaspirants
Adjective
comparativemore aspirant
superlativemost aspirant

Plural of aspirant: aspirants

Origin of aspirant

Borrowed from French aspirant.

Words formed from aspirant

Phrases with aspirant

Questions about aspirant

What does aspirant mean?
Aspirant means someone who aspires (for high office, etc.).
What is aspirant in Hindi?
Aspirant in Hindi is आकांक्षी (ākāṅkṣī). See Aspirant meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is aspirant?
Aspirant can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce aspirant?
Aspirant is pronounced /ˈæspəɹənt/.
What is the plural of aspirant?
The plural of aspirant is aspirants.

Words near aspirant in the dictionary

  1. aspins
  2. Aspinwall
  3. Aspinwalls
  4. aspiny
  5. aspirable
  6. aspirant
  7. aspirant nation
  8. aspirant nation-state
  9. aspirant nation-states
  10. aspirant nations
  11. aspirant state

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: aspirant (page history and authors); aspirant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aspirant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aspirant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aspirant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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