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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/
translation icon : 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.