English → Latin
“applicant” in Latin
poscōto beg, to demand, to request, to desire; to demand for punishment, to ask the surrender of; to call someonecontendōto hurry; to stretch, draw tight, make taut, strain; to place together in comparison, compare, contrast
The English word applicant itself goes back to Latin plicō, through applicans.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
applicant
circumlocution with verb “to apply :” qui rogat (aliquem aliquid); qui petit, poscit, contendit (aliquid ab aliquo).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for applicant?
- The usual Latin words for “applicant” are poscō, contendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.