aspirant

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. as·pir·ant [aspirant aspirants] BrE [əˈspaɪərənt] NAmE [əˈspaɪərənt] BrE [ˈæspərənt] NAmE [ˈæspərənt] noun ~ (to/for sth) (formal)
a person with a strong desire to achieve a position of importance or to win a competition
•aspirants to the title of world champion
•They were asked to select the party candidate from 20 aspirants.

Word Origin:
mid 18th cent. (as a noun): from Latin aspirant- ‘aspiring’, from the verb aspirare, from ad- ‘to’ + spirare ‘breathe’.

Example Bank:
•There are a handful of other leading aspirants to the title.
 
▪ II. as·pir·ant adjective only before noun = ↑aspiring
Main entry: ↑aspirant_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  aspiring(a), wishful, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee