# applicant

Pronunciation: US say "AP-li-kint" /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/; UK say "AP-li-kuhnt" /ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/

## Noun

1. A person who formally requests something, such as a job, a loan, or admission to a program.
   - Simple: A person who asks for something, such as a job or a place at a school.
   - _The hiring manager shortlisted five applicants out of more than two hundred._
   - _Every applicant for the scholarship submitted a personal essay._
2. The party that brings a legal action or application against another party before a court or tribunal.
   - Simple: A person or group who starts a legal case against someone else in court.
   - _The applicant began proceedings against the city council, which was named as the respondent._
   - _In family court, the applicants requested a revised custody arrangement._

## Origin

From Latin applicans, the present participle of applicare ("to apply"), and related to the English word apply.

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