Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Aspirant /ăs'-pẽr-ənt/ · As·pir·ant · IPA /ˈæspəɹənt/ a. n. 01 a. Aspiring. 1. Aspiring. 02 n. One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment. 1. 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.