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participant

participant

295 2.4
A person who joins an activity or event
  • noun
  • /pɑrˈtɪsəpənt/
translation icon : participante
  • Be a willing participant in your own health plan.
  • ask participants
  • study participants
  • participants completed

So hopefully you'll engage with the participants on Slack.

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Examples

  • During the event, each participant received a certificate of completion.

  • Totals equal more than 100 percent because the participants were allowed to select multiple responses.

    Academic text (2011)
  • What values as a participant in sport do you want to see?

  • But each of us has to respect one another as a participant in this community.

  • The team wrote case studies for each participant, which became helpful in the analysis.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This is a situation in which every participant wins, and it's super inspired.

  • One student was selected to perform a piece, and participants practiced using the form.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We attempted to recruit all potential case participants by telephone, by mail, or in person.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Further, it may be that the younger and older participants approached the activity differently.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Information was collected through interviewing each participant separately for an average of 60 minutes each.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

player
vsparticipant
331 1.0

A person who is important and active in a particular area

may simply be present or involved without influence
competitor
vsparticipant
298 2.4

A person, team, or company that tries to beat others in contests and business

may simply join an activity without the aim of outperforming others
contestant
vsparticipant
167 2.8

A person who takes part in a competition that tests skill or knowledge

covers participation outside contests or tests as well
attendee
vsparticipant
68 3.0

A person who goes to and takes part in an event

focuses more on active involvement than mere presence
entrant
vsparticipant
14 4.3

A person who takes part in a competition

includes all who take part whether or not they formally enter
partaker
vsparticipant
  • Formal
3 6.8

A person who joins others in an activity or experience

is broader and does not stress sharing benefits or experiences
contester
vsparticipant
  • Literature
1 4.2

A person who takes part in a competition

is broader, including noncompetitive or informal involvement
participator
vsparticipant
1 3.5

A person who takes part in an activity or event

is the more common standard form rather than the variant
engager
vsparticipant
5.8

A person who takes part actively in a group or discussion

can take part without strong activity or taking initiative

Compounds

participant role
  • Specialized
9.4

The part a word has in a sentence, for example doing the action or being affected by it

How Involved

leader
1.0
organizer
  • US
149 2.8
participant
295 2.4
observer
305 2.8
spectator
123 2.6

Surface Forms

participant singular
participants plural

Morphology

participant = participate (transparent) = participate + ant

The noun is a regular agent nominalization from the verb 'participate' using the productive suffix '-ant', so learners who know 'participate' can predict 'participant'.

Etymology

Participant comes from older words that mean 'part' and 'to take', so it is like the English word part — a participant is someone who takes a 'part' in an activity or event.