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applicant definition

ap·pli·cant (ap′li kənt)

noun

a person who applies for employment, help, etc.

Etymology: < L applicans, prp. of applicare, apply

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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