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participant

noun

  1. person or group that takes part in an event or process
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/ / /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ / /pəɹˈtɪsəpənt/

adj

Etymology: From stem of particip(ate) + -ant, borrowed from Middle French participant, from Latin participāns, present participle of participō; see participate. Displaced native Old English dǣlnimend (literally “part taker”).

  1. Sharing; participating; having a share of part.

    Therefore during the parliament he published his royal proclamation, offering pardon and grace of restitution to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him;

noun

Etymology: From stem of particip(ate) + -ant, borrowed from Middle French participant, from Latin participāns, present participle of participō; see participate. Displaced native Old English dǣlnimend (literally “part taker”).

  1. One who participates.

    Near-synonyms: entrant, partaker

    All participants must adhere to the rules of the competition.

  2. One who participates.

    a research participant

    In this study, participants were randomly assigned to either a control arm or a treatment arm.