par·tic·i·pant

[pahr-tis-uh-puhnt]
noun
1.
a person or group that participates; partaker.
adjective
2.
participating; sharing.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin participant- (stem of participāns), present participle of participāre. See participate, -ant

par·tic·i·pant·ly, adverb
un·par·tic·i·pant, adjective


1. participator, associate, contributor, colleague.
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participate (pɑːˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (often foll by in)
to take part, be or become actively involved, or share (in)
 
[C16: from Latin participāre, from parspart + capere to take]
 
par'ticipant
 
adj, —n
 
partici'pation
 
n
 
par'ticipator
 
n
 
par'ticipatory
 
adj

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Example sentences
Participants were to decide how much hot sauce to give to a participant
  purportedly taking part in a food-tasting study.
After each pair or half pair, either the participant or the experimenter said
  the whole pair aloud.
The actor crosses his legs and then waits to see if the participant crosses his
  legs, too.
The participant and instructor evaluations of the course were excellent.
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