Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabeean ambitious and aspiring young person“a lofty aspirant”,
“two executive hopefuls joined the firm”,
“the audience was full of Madonna wannabes” Adjectives
(a)hopefulhaving or manifesting hope“a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets”,
“found a hopeful way of attacking the problem” (s)bright, hopeful, promisinglikely to turn out well in the future“had a bright future in publishing”,
“the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career”,
“a hopeful new singer on Broadway”