Synonyms of the word

aspirant

• n. Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
• adj. Seeking advancement.
• adj. Striving for recognition.

ambitious

• adj. Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority,…
• adj. Strongly desirous—followed by "of" or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.
• adj. Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring.
• adj. Hard to achieve.

applicant

• n. One who applies for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.
• n. The third coordinate (or z-coodinate) in a three dimensional coordinate system.

applier

• n. A person who or device that applies something.

aspirer

• n. One who aspires to something.

aspiring

• adj. hoping to become.
• v. present participle of aspire.
• n. aspiration.

hopeful

• adj. Feeling hope.
• adj. Inspiring hope.
• n. Somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

wannabe

• n. (slang, derogatory, often attributive) Someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications…
• n. (slang, derogatory) Someone who wishes to be part of, or to assimilate to, a majority group of which they…

wannabee

• n. Alternative form of wannabe.

wishful

• adj. (obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
• adj. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
• adj. Aspiring, or seeking advancement.