Adjective: aspirant u'spI-runt
- Desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
"The aspirant actress worked as a waitress to pay her bills";
- aspiring, wishful
- An ambitious and aspiring young person
"a lofty aspirant";
- aspirer, hopeful, wannabe [informal], wannabee [informal]
Derived forms: aspirants
See also: ambitious, aspirational
Encyclopedia: Aspirant