Applicant vs. Appellant

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Difference Between Applicant and Appellant
Applicantnoun
One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.Appellantadjective
(law) of or relating to appeals
Applicantnoun
The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
Appellantnoun
(law) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court
The appellant made her submissions to the court.Applicantnoun
a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
Appellantnoun
One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
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Appellantnoun
(obsolete) One who challenges another to single combat.
Appellantnoun
(historical) One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.
Appellantnoun
the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Appellantadjective
of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals);
appellate court