seekers

NOUN

applicant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

claimant

STRONG

appellant aspirant candidate hopeful inquirer petitioner postulant suitor suppliant

Example Sentences

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What isn’t to blame in Blackpool, Williams added, are asylum seekers, who usually leave the city soon after their cases have been heard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

For the past five years, both Tory and Labour governments have used a picturesque seafront hotel—the faded Metropole—to house hundreds of asylum seekers as they waited for their claims to be processed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Now that it’s here, surely action seekers will be pleased.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

On Wednesday, a 32-year-old woman was charged with a hate crime over a protest outside a hotel in Greenock that has been used for asylum seekers.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

These local articles brought in more curiosity seekers.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock