aspirant
nounmasculine/feminine/ɐʃpiˈɾɐ̃tɨ/medium
as·pi·ran·te
Definition
Who or that which aspires to something, who aims to achieve a position, title, or profession.
He is an aspirant to the position of director.
The festival is open to all aspirant filmmakers.
Common collocations
aspiring pilotaspiring doctoryoung aspirant
Etymology
Do latim 'aspirans, -antis', particípio presente de 'aspirare' ('aspirar a').