participant
Use Participant in a sentence
ə 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
1520–30; < Latin participant- (stem of participāns), present participle of participāre. See participate, -ant
Related forms
par·tic·i·pant·ly, adverb
un·par·tic·i·pant, adjective
Synonyms
1. participator, associate, contributor, colleague.
1. participator, associate, contributor, colleague.
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participate (pɑːˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by in) | |
| to take part, be or become actively involved, or share (in) | |
| [C16: from Latin participāre, from pars | |
| 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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