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applicant

/ˈæp.lə.kənt/ noun B2
  1. One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner. · Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.
  2. A party who initiates legal proceedings against another party.
  3. The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.

Plural applicants

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“Was he the only applicant?”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 17 · B2

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