participant

[pahr-tis-uh-puhnt]

par·tic·i·pant

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

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Participant is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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)
 
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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