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Definitions of applicant
  1. noun
    a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

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Definition that contains applicant
  • possible an applicant who might be suitable
  • probable an applicant likely to be chosen
  • placement contact established between applicants and prospective employees
  • processor someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
  • referral the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
  • shortlist a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
  • specification (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention
  • short list a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
  • job interview an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment
  • shape-up a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
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