aspiring
adj.adj. trying to become successful in a specific job or role. You use this to describe someone who is working hard toward a dream, like being an actor or a writer.
adj. having an ambition to achieve a particular status or career path. Typically used attributively before a noun to describe someone currently in training or seeking entry into a profession.
The aspiring actress works at a café while she goes to auditions.
The workshop provides aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools they need to launch their first small business.
While the gallery primarily showcases established masters, it also reserves a small annex for aspiring local artists who have yet to secure a solo exhibition.
Typically placed before the noun it modifies; functions as a participial adjective derived from the verb 'aspire'.