Meaning of aspirant in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈspaɪrənt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    aspirant

    Definitions

    1. seeking advancement or recognition

    Synonyms

  2. 2. desiring or striving for recognition or advancement

    Synonyms

  3. Noun

    aspirant

    Definitions

    1. an ambitious and aspiring young person

    Examples

    • « a lofty aspirant »
    • « two executive hopefuls joined the firm »
    • « the audience was full of Madonna wannabes »

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « My father was an autodidact. It wasn't a middle-class house. Shopkeepers are aspirant. He paid for me to go to private school. He was denied an education - he had a horrible childhood. He got a place at a grammar school and wasn't allowed to go. »
    Kate Atkinson
  • « I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House. »
    George McGovern

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