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   applicant

   /ˈaplɪk(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a person who makes a formal application for something, especially a job: "applicants for the degree course"

   Word Origin early 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘applying or conferring something’): from Latin applicant-, from the verb applicare (see apply) + -ant. The sense ‘a person who makes formal application’ dates from the late 18th century.

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