{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/november/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"What Does the Name \"November\" Mean?","content":{"topicLabel":"Word origins"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/what-does-the-name-november-mean-20251103.jpg","description":"Find out where November got its name — and why it's related to the word \"nine.\"","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/spanish-words-through-history-a-cultural-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"spanish-words-through-history-a-cultural-quiz","questionNumber":"5"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/10-interesting-words-from-taylor-swifts-showgirl-album/","text":"10 Interesting Words from Taylor Swift's \"Showgirl\" Album"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/whomever-vs-whoever/","text":"\"Whomever\" vs. \"Whoever\": What's the Difference?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-scorpios/","text":"These Are Some of the Best Words to Describe Scorpios"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/genericized-trademarks/","text":"40 Genericized Trademarks You Probably Say Every Day"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/from-witch-to-ghoul-heres-how-these-spooky-figures-got-their-names/","text":"From \"Witch\" to \"Ghoul,\" Here's How These Spooky Figures Got Their Names"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/good-vs-well/","text":"Good vs. Well: The Grammatical Difference"}],"topicLabel":"Grammar"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/time-zone-terminology/","text":"It's Time to Learn Some Time Zone Terminology"}],"topicLabel":"Fall back ⏰"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/medical-term-for-fainting/","text":"What Is the Medical Term for Fainting?"}],"topicLabel":"Medicine"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"PcVOEjmSLfkJvXN1sXxVK","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6745157-11","sentence":"On average, 65% of applicants are rejected, though some successfully appeal.","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2025-11-02T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-02T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2025/11/02/red-state-workers-could-lose-out-on-disability-benefits-as-trump-admin-rewrites-eligibility-rules_partner/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Eli Hager","title":"Red state workers could lose out on disability benefits as Trump admin rewrites eligibility rules"},"offsets":[19,29]},{"id":"6745049-69","sentence":"Through the data provided by that department, the university learned that half of all CalFresh applicants in the county are its students.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-11-01T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-01T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-01/the-feds-want-to-know-more-about-the-people-on-food-stamps-how-newsom-responded","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Phoebe Huss","title":"The feds want to know more about the people on food stamps. How Newsom responded"},"offsets":[95,105]},{"id":"6745048-18","sentence":"For new program applicants, he said, the delay could be even longer.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-11-01T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-01T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-01/la-me-snap-benefits-los-angeles-food-bank","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Deborah Vankin, Jasmine Mendez","title":"As SNAP benefits lapse, thousands show up to Southern California food banks"},"offsets":[16,26]},{"id":"6744734-79","sentence":"For about a quarter-century major orchestras have hired musicians based on blind auditions, in which the applicants, remaining otherwise silent, plays his or her instrument behind a curtain.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-10-31T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-31T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/opinion/at-the-national-symphony-orchestra-music-drowns-out-the-culture-war-86b309ac","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Gianandrea Noseda By Barton Swaim","title":"Opinion | At the National Symphony Orchestra, Music Drowns Out the Culture War"},"offsets":[105,115]},{"id":"6744724-23","sentence":"For new applicants to the program, he said, it could take even longer.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-31T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-31T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-10-31/judges-order-usda-restart-snap-funding-shutdown","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Kevin Rector","title":"Judges order USDA to restart SNAP funding, but hungry families won't get immediate relief"},"offsets":[8,18]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"applicant"},"requestId":"rkDYQoPh9ZcJ4iAgjsYBk","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"aspirant","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"person with wish, dream","slug":"aspirant","synonyms":[{"headword":"applicant","slug":"applicant"},{"headword":"candidate","slug":"candidate"},{"headword":"competitor","slug":"competitor"},{"headword":"contestant","slug":"contestant"},{"headword":"hopeful","slug":"hopeful"},{"headword":"postulant","slug":"postulant"},{"headword":"striver","slug":"striver"},{"headword":"wannabe","slug":"wannabe"}]},{"headword":"aspirants","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"person with wish, dream","slug":"aspirants","synonyms":[{"headword":"applicant","slug":"applicant"},{"headword":"candidate","slug":"candidate"},{"headword":"competitor","slug":"competitor"},{"headword":"contestant","slug":"contestant"},{"headword":"hopeful","slug":"hopeful"},{"headword":"postulant","slug":"postulant"},{"headword":"striver","slug":"striver"},{"headword":"wannabe","slug":"wannabe"}]},{"headword":"candidate","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"person desiring political office, job","slug":"candidate","synonyms":[{"headword":"applicant","slug":"applicant"},{"headword":"aspirant","slug":"aspirant"},{"headword":"bidder","slug":"bidder"},{"headword":"claimant","slug":"claimant"},{"headword":"competitor","slug":"competitor"},{"headword":"contender","slug":"contender"},{"headword":"contestant","slug":"contestant"},{"headword":"dark horse","slug":"dark-horse"},{"headword":"entrant","slug":"entrant"},{"headword":"favorite son","slug":"favorite-son"},{"headword":"handshaker","slug":"handshaker"},{"headword":"hopeful","slug":"hopeful"},{"headword":"job-hunter","slug":"job-hunter"},{"headword":"nominee","slug":"nominee"},{"headword":"office seeker","slug":"office-seeker"},{"headword":"petitioner","slug":"petitioner"},{"headword":"possibility","slug":"possibility"},{"headword":"possible choice","slug":"possible-choice"},{"headword":"pothunter","slug":"pothunter"},{"headword":"runner","slug":"runner"},{"headword":"seeker","slug":"seeker"},{"headword":"solicitant","slug":"solicitant"},{"headword":"stumper","slug":"stumper"},{"headword":"successor","slug":"successor"},{"headword":"suitor","slug":"suitor"},{"headword":"whistle-stopper","slug":"whistle-stopper"},{"headword":"write-in","slug":"write-in"}]},{"headword":"claimant","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"petitioner","slug":"claimant","synonyms":[{"headword":"applicant","slug":"applicant"},{"headword":"claimer","slug":"claimer"}]},{"headword":"client","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"customer","slug":"client","synonyms":[{"headword":"applicant","slug":"applicant"},{"headword":"believer","slug":"believer"},{"headword":"buyer","slug":"buyer"},{"headword":"chump","slug":"chump"},{"headword":"consumer","slug":"consumer"},{"headword":"dependent","slug":"dependent"},{"headword":"disciple","slug":"disciple"},{"headword":"follower","slug":"follower"},{"headword":"front","slug":"front"},{"headword":"habitué","slug":"habitue"},{"headword":"head","slug":"head"},{"headword":"mark","slug":"mark"},{"headword":"patient","slug":"patient"},{"headword":"patron","slug":"patron"},{"headword":"protégé","slug":"protege"},{"headword":"protégée","slug":"protegee"},{"headword":"purchaser","slug":"purchaser"},{"headword":"shopper","slug":"shopper"},{"headword":"walk-in","slug":"walk-in"},{"headword":"ward","slug":"ward"}]},{"headword":"nominee","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"candidate","slug":"nominee","synonyms":[{"headword":"applicant","slug":"applicant"},{"headword":"appointee","slug":"appointee"},{"headword":"aspirant","slug":"aspirant"},{"headword":"contender","slug":"contender"},{"headword":"contestant","slug":"contestant"},{"headword":"entrant","slug":"entrant"},{"headword":"hopeful","slug":"hopeful"},{"headword":"office seeker","slug":"office-seeker"},{"headword":"runner","slug":"runner"},{"headword":"seeker","slug":"seeker"}]}],"slug":"applicant"},"meta":{"arg":"applicant","requestId":"fqwqu9yLsfzbcD9RmwT-S","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:49:22Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"applicant","standardForm":"applicant"},"id":"6097f6720000000306009eb0","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:49:22Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"applicant","groups":["a","aa","c","i","l","n","p","pp","t"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"tnacilppa","subwordTokens":["applicant","pplicant","plicant","licant","icant","cant","ant","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"a","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"boss","id":"6097fa0800000000d800811e","slug":"boss"},"similarity":-10},{"entry":{"headword":"manager","id":"6097f6e6000000022000fbd6","slug":"manager"},"similarity":-10}],"id":"6097f6720000000306009eb5","ordinal":1,"shortText":"person trying for position","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"aspirant","id":"6097f7f5000000035a007bed","slug":"aspirant"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"candidate","id":"6097fa18000000012400c3ec","slug":"candidate"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"claimant","id":"6097faf50000000391000161","slug":"claimant"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"seeker","id":"6097f7b900000002f0000c2c","slug":"seeker"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"appellant","id":"6097f67200000003060096e9","slug":"appellant"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"hopeful","id":"6097f68300000000e00035be","slug":"hopeful"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"inquirer","id":"6097f69d000000030f0073ed","slug":"inquirer"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"petitioner","id":"6097f74800000003ce002818","slug":"petitioner"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"postulant","id":"6097f75800000003630065fe","slug":"postulant"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"suitor","id":"6097f8240000000332000a06","slug":"suitor"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"suppliant","id":"6097f8240000000332003c4b","slug":"suppliant"},"similarity":50}]}],"id":"6097f672bb1f88f7c11ce0d4","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568072a000000023600e42e","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"A06/A0613200/A0613200.flac","mpeg":"A06/A0613200/A0613200.mp3","ogg":"A06/A0613200/A0613200.ogg","wav":"A06/A0613200/A0613200.wav"},"id":"5568072a000000023600e42f","ipa":{"text":"ˈæp lɪ kənt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1],"html":"ap-li-kuhnt","italicIndices":[7,8],"text":"ap-li-kuhnt"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"applicant","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"applicant","requestId":"9xKmRQUPWbomELXYGul1Z","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:28:58Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"applicant","standardForm":"applicant","syllabicForm":"ap·pli·cant"},"id":"5568072a000000023600e42a","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:28:58Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"applicant","groups":["a","aa","c","i","l","n","p","pp","t"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"tnacilppa","subwordTokens":["applicant","pplicant","plicant","licant","icant","cant","ant","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"a","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"5568072a000000023600e440","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1475–85, applicant is from the Latin word applicant- (stem of applicāns applying, present participle of applicāre ). See apply, -ant","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"apply","id":"5568072a000000023600e5dc","slug":"apply"}}],"examples":[{"sentence":"an applicant for a position."}],"id":"5568072a000000023600e438","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"a person who applies for or requests something; a candidate."}],"id":"5568072a000000023600e435","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568072a000000023600e42e","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"A06/A0613200/A0613200.flac","mpeg":"A06/A0613200/A0613200.mp3","ogg":"A06/A0613200/A0613200.ogg","wav":"A06/A0613200/A0613200.wav"},"id":"5568072a000000023600e42f","ipa":{"text":"ˈæp lɪ kənt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1],"html":"ap-li-kuhnt","italicIndices":[7,8],"text":"ap-li-kuhnt"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"applicant","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-11-25T21:43:07Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"applicant","standardForm":"applicant"},"id":"4ceed86b58166c7b0bbdad9d","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-11-25T21:43:07Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"applicant","groups":["a","aa","c","i","l","n","p","pp","t"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"tnacilppa","subwordTokens":["applicant","pplicant","plicant","licant","icant","cant","ant","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"a","ordinal":1,"origin":{"source":"collins","text":"C15: from Latin applicāns, from applicāre to _apply","type":"etymology"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c304fc10129a0329c540825","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"a person who applies, as for a job, grant, support, etc; candidate"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈæplɪkənt"}}]}],"slug":"applicant","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"applicant","requestId":"cHFrUTCb-oczmKpFk5BQR","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"applicant","slug":"applicant"},{"displayForm":"supplicant","slug":"supplicant"},{"displayForm":"applecart","slug":"applecart"},{"displayForm":"replicant","slug":"replicant"},{"displayForm":"applicable","slug":"applicable"},{"displayForm":"applicator","slug":"applicator"},{"displayForm":"abdicant","slug":"abdicant"},{"displayForm":"appliance","slug":"appliance"},{"displayForm":"explicans","slug":"explicans"},{"displayForm":"application","slug":"application"},{"displayForm":"applicative","slug":"applicative"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"applicant","slug":"applicant"},{"displayForm":"applicants","slug":"applicants"},{"displayForm":"supplicant","slug":"supplicant"},{"displayForm":"applicable","slug":"applicable"},{"displayForm":"appliance","slug":"appliance"},{"displayForm":"applications","slug":"applications"},{"displayForm":"application","slug":"application"},{"displayForm":"applicative","slug":"applicative"},{"displayForm":"applicatory","slug":"applicatory"},{"displayForm":"applied art","slug":"applied-art"},{"displayForm":"applicability","slug":"applicability"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"applicant"},"requestId":"9R6hRfUzBi-hrSadBLJ7p","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

applicant

Example Sentences

Related Words