applicant

«applicant» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who asks in writing or by a form to get… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an applicant, applicants)

meaning for a pupil

An applicant is a person who asks in writing or by a form to get something, such as a job, a place at a school, a passport or a loan. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday and formal texts it names a person who applied. In maths problems it may be a count: how many applicants there are for how many places. Phrases: «job applicant», «successful applicant», «applicants must …».

examples

• There were 40 applicants for the job. tree →
• Each applicant filled in a form. tree →
• The successful applicant will start next week. tree →
• Applicants must be over 16. tree →
• 120 applicants for 30 places: how many applicants per place? tree →
• The school wrote to every applicant. tree →
• “It is spoken like a hero,” he admitted after a moment, “and if you cannot be matched on those terms it will not be from a dearth of applicants.” tree →

note

Countable: an applicant, applicants. From the verb apply; the action is an «application». Formal word. Maths: «applicants per place» = applicants ÷ places.

In the corpora

• The court hereby orders that the child shall reside with the applicant.» Lexi asks what it means.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «applicant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.