音标：['æplikәnt]
n. 申请者
【经】 申请人, 请求人, 谋事人
英汉词典

applicant的短语、例句：

applicant n ~ (for sth) person who applies, esp for a job, etc 申请人（尤指为求职等）
As the wages were low, there were few applicants for the job. 因为工资低, 没有什么人申请这份工作.