Participant definition

pär-tĭsə-pənt
participants
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Sharing in or taking part; participating.
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A person who participates or shares in something.
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One that participates, shares, or takes part in something.
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The definition of a participant is someone who takes part in something.

An example of a participant is a person dancing at a dance party.

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Sharing; participating; having a share of part.

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Participating.
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Noun

Singular:
participant
Plural:
participants

Origin of participant

  • From Latin participans, present participle of participare; see participate.

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Participant Sentence Examples

  • You sure seemed like a willing participant for a while there.

  • Salvation was for the nation, and the individual was not necessarily participant in it.

  • She had been a willing participant.

  • She's an unwitting participant.

  • With painful dejection he awaited the end of this action, in which he regarded himself as a participant and which he was unable to arrest.

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