| Main Entry: | applicant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person trying for position |
Synonyms: |
appellant, aspirant, candidate, claimant, hopeful, inquirer, petitioner, postulant, seeker, suitor, suppliant |
Antonyms: |
boss, manager |
| Main Entry: | aspirant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person with wish, dream |
Synonyms: |
applicant, candidate, competitor, contestant, hopeful, postulant, striver, wannabe |
| Main Entry: | novice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person just learning something |
Synonyms: |
amateur, apprentice, beginner, colt, convert*, cub, first of May, fledgling, greenhorn, gremlin, know from nothing, learner, mark*, neophyte, new kid on the block, newcomer, novitiate, plebe, postulant, prentice, probationer, proselyte, punk*, pupil, recruit, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee |
| Notes: | an amateur is someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime; a novice is someone who is new to a field or activity |
Antonyms: |
expert, professional |
| Main Entry: | nun |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman in religious order |
Synonyms: |
abbess, anchorite, canoness, mother superior, postulant, prioress, religious woman, sister, vestal |
Antonyms: |
monk |
| Main Entry: | petitioner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | applicant |
Synonyms: |
appellant, aspirant, candidate, claimant, hopeful, inquirer, postulant, seeker, suitor, suppliant |
| Main Entry: | seeker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | applicant |
Synonyms: |
appellant, aspirant, candidate, claimant, hopeful, inquirer, petitioner, postulant, suitor, suppliant |