Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Aspirant \As*pir"ant\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. aspirant, p. pr. of
   aspirer. See {Aspire}.]
   Aspiring.

Aspirant \As*pir"ant\, n. [Cf. F. aspirant.]
   One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or
   object of attainment.

         In consequence of the resignations . . . the way to
         greatness was left clear to a new set of aspirants.
                                                  --Macaulay.

Source : WordNet®

aspirant
     adj 1: seeking advancement or recognition [syn: {aspiring(p)}, {wishful},
             {would-be(a)}]
     2: desiring or striving for recognition or advancement [syn: {aspiring(a)}]
     n : an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant";
         "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience
         was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: {aspirer}, {hopeful},
          {wannabe}, {wannabee}]