Synonyms of candidate

2 Syllables

scrappers, entrant, stumper, claimant, striver, bidder, bidders, seekers, suitor, seeker, runner, strivers

3 Syllables

applicant, hopeful, pothunter, write-in, handshaker, job-hunter, opponent, resisters, postulant, nominee, resister, contender, aspirer, hopefuls, successor, contesters, aspirant, disputant, opposer, contester, contestant, litigant

4 Syllables

solicitant, whistle-stopper, petitioner, competitor, petitioners, counteragent

5 Syllables

office-seeker, officeholder, oppositionist, possibility, officeholders