candidate Synonyms

nominee prospect aspirant hopeful participant entrant contender challenger campaigner seeker bidder applicant would-be educatee striver letterman write-in howe student subject wisher supplicant suppliant studentship suitor successor stumper contester interviewee job applicant contestants aspirants nominees prospective employee applicants candidates prospects job seeker running mate favorite son generalist pothunter applicator scrapper stalking-horse solicitor examinee exactor entry desirer