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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

applicans

, p. pr. of

applicare

. See

One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.

The

applicant

for a cup of water.

Plumtre.

The court require the

applicant

to appear in person.

Z. Swift.

Noun.

One who applies; one who makes request; a petitioner.

The applicant for a cup of water declares himself to be the Messias.

The court require the applicant to appear in person.