adj
Meaning 1
Seeking advancement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
aspirant
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈæspəɹənt/
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Philippines, nonstandard: /ɐsˈpaɪɹɐnt/
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CMU ARPABET: AE1 S P ER0 AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: AH0 S P AY1 R AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Striving for recognition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The company received dozens of applications from job aspirants.
- Every aspirant actor dreams of making it to Broadway.
- He was an aspirant to the presidency, though his chances were slim.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aspiring(a), wishful
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
an ambitious and aspiring young person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a lofty aspirant
- two executive hopefuls joined the firm
- the audience was full of Madonna wannabes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: applicant, applier
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Latin aspīrārelbor. French aspirerder. French aspirantbor. English aspirant Borrowed from French aspirant.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: aspirant — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Chinese Mandarin: 有志者 (yǒuzhìzhě) — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Esperanto: aspiranto — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Finnish: havittelija — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- French: aspirant — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- German: Aspirant — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- German: Aspirantin — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- German: Bewerber — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- German: Bewerberin — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- German: Anwärter — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- German: Anwärterin — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Hindi: आकांक्षी (ākāṅkṣī) — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Italian: aspirante — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Latin: affectātor — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Polish: aspirant — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Polish: aspirantka — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Portuguese: aspirante — someone who aspires for high office, etc.
- Spanish: aspirante — someone who aspires for high office, etc.