aspirant
noun/ˈæspərənt/, /əˈspaɪərənt/
/ˈæspərənt/, /əˈspaɪərənt/
(formal)- a person with a strong desire to achieve a position of importance or to win a competition
- They were asked to select the party candidate from 20 aspirants.
- aspirant for something aspirants for the title of world champion
- aspirant to something There are a handful of other leading aspirants to the title.
Word Originmid 18th cent. (as a noun): from Latin aspirant- ‘aspiring’, from the verb aspirare, from ad- ‘to’ + spirare ‘breathe’.Definitions on the go
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