aspirant

[uh-spahyuh r-uh nt, as-per-uh nt] /əˈspaɪər ənt, ˈæs pər ənt/

noun

a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:

The aspirants for foundation grants had yet to prove themselves.

adjective

Origin

1730-40; (< F) < Latin aspīrant- (stem of aspīrāns, present participle of aspīrāre). See aspire, -ant

Can be confused

aspirant, aspirin.

Examples from the web for aspirant

The aspirant for vocal distinction seeks the housetop on a particularly windy day.
But the best advice for aspirant futurists these days is: think small.
Too few aspirant incubators genuinely possess the skills they claim.
To achieve this status, a swarm-business aspirant must follow three principles.
Would actually be useful for any aspirant dog owner of any dog race.
But as a presidential aspirant, he decided it would be wise to sell them.
And it would be normal at this time for us to intensify our work with the aspirant countries.

British Dictionary definitions for aspirant

/ˈæspɪrənt; əˈspaɪərənt/

noun

a person who aspires, as to a high position

adjective

aspiring or striving

Word Origin and History for aspirant

"one who aspires," 1738, from French aspirant, from Latin aspirantem (nominative aspirans), present participle of aspirare (see aspire).