Definition of aspirant
: one who aspires
- presidential aspirants
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Examples of aspirant in a Sentence
a bevy of ever-smiling aspirants for the Miss America title
Recent Examples of aspirant from the Web
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Montenegro, a former Yugoslav republic and an Adriatic Sea country, joined NATO last year and is considered to be one of the most likely aspirant EU members from the Balkans.
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Platforms like Thrasher Magazine have over four million followers on Instagram, showing clips of skateboarders landing and crashing -- setting a standard for aspirant skaters.
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Justify’s trial by rain, mud and fog was over, and on Sunday morning, the sun finally beamed over Pimlico Race Course and the new Triple Crown aspirant.
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For aspirants to the big leagues, the stresses are ever-present and often unforeseeable.
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Falwell also hosted the virulently racist presidential aspirant George Wallace on guest pulpits in the South and Midwest in the early 1960s.
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Other Spots Several Republican lawmakers, who asked not to be named when discussing internal decisions, said potential leadership aspirants include current rank-and-file and some newer House members.
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Jaimes was a 47-year-old mother of two, the owner of the restaurant and aspirant for a state congressional seat.
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How the old system drained third-party aspirants of time, energy, and cash Why were third-party candidates placed at such a disadvantage?
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First Known Use of aspirant
1738
aspirant Synonyms
Synonyms
applicant, applier, campaigner, candidate, contender, expectant, hopeful, prospect, seeker;
Antonyms
Related Words
competitor, contestant, entrant, entry, favorite, qualifier;
Definition of aspirant
: seeking to attain a desired position or status
- the pilot was an aspirant astronaut
First Known Use of aspirant
1800
ASPIRANT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of aspirant for English Language Learners
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: a person who tries to become something : a person who aspires to do or to be something
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