appliers

noun

plural of applier
as in candidates
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award first-time appliers for federal grant money

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  1. candidates
  2. applicants
Noun
  • Forty-four prospective candidates have submitted applications to become the next permanent superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, according to the city agency tasked with vetting those bids.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Watchmaking entrants will reinterpret the in-house self-winding automatic 1847 MC movement through that lens, while jewelry candidates are invited to translate an animal’s presence into a brooch.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of candidates
Noun
  • Investigators also say Whitney reported that there were no scholarship applicants this spring, but three students had applied.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The applicants had wanted to hold the march in the afternoon with 60 participants.
    — Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of applicants
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“Appliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appliers. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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