applicant

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.

   Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.

2. 2
   noun

   a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

3. 3
   noun

   The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.

Etymology

From Latin applicans, present participle of applicare. See apply.