candidate Synonyms

prospect campaigner nominee wisher supplicant would-be suitor successor educatee suppliant stumper studentship student striver stalking-horse solicitor solicitant seeker runner letterman write-in aspirants nominees prospective employee applicants candidates prospects job seeker contester running mate favorite son generalist pothunter applicator scrapper interviewee howe job applicant proposer debutante coveter contestant contender competitor claimant challenger candidature candidacy bidder assignee