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English Dictionary: aspirant	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for aspirant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aspirant adj desiring or striving for recognition or advancement [syn: aspirant, aspiring(a), wishful] n an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" Synonym(s): aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aspirant \As*pir"ant\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. aspirant, p. pr. of aspirer. See {Aspire}.] Aspiring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aspirant \As*pir"ant\, n. [Cf. F. aspirant.] One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment. In consequence of the resignations . . . the way to greatness was left clear to a new set of aspirants. --Macaulay.