Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who requests or seeks something: An "applier" is someone who formally asks for or seeks something, such as a job, admission to an institution, or assistance.
   • A device for applying a substance: An "applier" is a tool or instrument designed to put a substance onto a surface.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Person):
  • The university had over ten thousand appliers for only five hundred spots.
  • She was a successful applier, having received job offers from all three companies.
• Noun (Device):
  • The glue applier made the repair process much cleaner.
  • This lotion comes with a convenient rollerball applier.

Advanced Usage

• "Job applier": A person who applies for a job. This is a more specific compound term.
  • The workshop offers tips for the nervous job applier.
• "First-time applier": Someone applying for something for the first time.
  • As a first-time applier for a visa, he was unsure of the process.

Variants and Related Words

• Apply (verb): To make a formal request or to put something into operation.
  • You must apply for the program by Friday.
  • Apply the cream gently.
• Application (noun): The formal request itself, or the act of putting something to use.
  • Submit your application online.
  • The application of this theory is complex.
• Applicant (noun): A person who applies for something. This is a much more common synonym for "applier" when referring to a person.
  • All applicants must have a bachelor's degree.

Synonyms

• Applicant: A person who applies for something.
• Candidate: A person considered for a job or position.
• Seeker: One who seeks something.
• Dispenser: A device that releases a substance (for the device meaning).

Related Phrases

• To be an applier for: To be someone who is applying for something.
  • He was an applier for the research grant.
• An applier of: A user or implementer of a method or substance.
  • She is a skilled applier of traditional techniques.

Noun

1. a device for applying a substance
2. a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission