aspirant vs applier

aspirant and applier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aspirant	Yes	Yes	No	No
applier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, applier is a hypernym of aspirant; that is, applier is a word with a broader meaning than aspirant:

aspirant: an ambitious and aspiring young person
applier: a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

Other hypernyms of aspirant include applicant.

aspirant (noun)	applier (noun)
an ambitious and aspiring young person	a device for applying a substance
	a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

aspirant (adjective)	applier (adjective)
desiring or striving for recognition or advancement