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panelist

panelist

138 3.7
A person who takes part in a public discussion and answers questions from the audience
  • noun
  • /ˈpænəlɪst/
: panelista
  • We should introduce the panelists quickly as well.
  • panelists agree
  • a fellow panelist
  • panelists were asked

So let me join the panelists and begin the interchange.

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Examples

  • Please join me in thanking our panelists.

  • First, our assignment as panelists is to react to this text.

    Academic text (2015)
  • - Now - please welcome our first panelist -

  • Thank you to our three panelists for joining us today.

  • The room was silent as the panelists introduced themselves.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Please join me in welcoming our panelists.

  • We have a lot of excitement in the air today because we have some great panelists.

  • The advantage of permanent panelists is that you significantly reduce the risk of conflicts.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In addition, each of the panelists individually indicated that this trend is very likely to occur.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Thank you to our three panelists for joining us today.

Synonyms

debater
vspanelist
23 3.7

A person who speaks for or against an idea in a public discussion

is the role for speaking in a group discussion before an audience rather than arguing
discussant
vspanelist
  • Jargon
1 8.0

A person who gives feedback on presentations at a conference

is used for a member joining many audience events, not only academic conferences

How Expert

authority
292 4.2
expert
∞ 3.2
panelist
138 3.7
participant
295 2.4
spectator
123 2.6

Surface Forms

panelist singular
panelists plural

Morphology

panelist = panel (transparent) = panel + ist

Standard agentive suffix '-ist' added to 'panel' yields 'panelist' meaning a member of a panel.

Etymology

Panelist comes from panel, which first meant a 'flat board' and later came to mean a group chosen to speak, and the ending -ist, which means 'person who does something' as in artist. So a panelist is 'a person on a panel', someone chosen to take part in a group discussion.