addict agent also-ran applicant appointee aspirant aspirer assignee baby kisser bidder campaigner claimant collector coveter dark horse defeated candidate deputy desirer devotee dud entrant fancier favorite son freak hankerer has-been hopeful lame duck licensee lover nominee office seeker petitioner political hopeful possibility postulant presidential timber prospect runner running mate seeker selectee solicitant solicitor stalking-horse stumper suitor suppliant supplicant votary wanter whistle-stopper wisher yearner