aspirant
/əs'paiərənt/
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Definition
Noun:
- An ambitious person who actively seeks to achieve a particular goal, position, or status. This person is characterized by strong desire and effort toward advancement or recognition.
Adjective:
- Desiring or striving for a specific goal, especially recognition, advancement, or a high position. It describes the state of having strong ambitions.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- She was a young aspirant to the throne, studying politics and history diligently.
- The firm's management training program attracted many aspirants from top universities.
Adjective:
- He had an aspirant look in his eyes as he discussed his career goals.
- The aspirant actors waited nervously for their audition calls.
Advanced Usage
- "aspirant to": This phrase is commonly used to specify the goal or position being sought.
- He was a lifelong aspirant to the presidency.
- Used in formal or professional contexts to describe candidates for prestigious roles, such as in politics, academia, or the arts.
Variants and Related Words
- Aspiration (n): A strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
- Her lifelong aspiration was to become a judge.
- Aspiring (adj): Directly synonymous with the adjective form of 'aspirant', meaning having a strong ambition.
- An aspiring novelist.
- Aspire (v): To direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something.
- She aspires to be a CEO one day.
Synonyms
- Candidate: A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.
- Hopeful: A person who hopes or aspires to success.
- Applicant: A person who makes a formal application for something.
- Would-be: Desiring or aspiring to be a specified type of person (often used before a noun, e.g., ).
Related Phrases
- Political aspirant: A person seeking a political office.
- The debate featured several political aspirants.
- Aspirant class: A socioeconomic group striving for upward mobility.
- Policies aimed at helping the aspirant class.
Related Idioms
- On the make: (Informal) Aggressively ambitious or seeking success, especially in a selfish way. This has a more negative connotation than 'aspirant'.
- He was seen as a young man on the make, willing to do anything for a promotion.
Adjective
- desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
Noun
- an ambitious and aspiring young person
- a lofty aspirant
- two executive hopefuls joined the firm
- the audience was full of Madonna wannabes