participant
[pahr-tis-uh-puh nt]
- a person or group that participates; partaker.
- participating; sharing.
Origin of participant
1520–30; < Latin participant- (stem of participāns), present participle of participāre. See participate, -ant
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1. participator, associate, contributor, colleague.
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Examples from the Web for participant
Contemporary Examples
The Moscow protest was not sanctioned, which meant every participant risked arrest.
He eventually ended up at as a digital producer for Participant Media.
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important FilmsMarlow Stern
October 30, 2014
Take Zara, a participant in a University of Arkansas, Fayetteville study on these relationships.
After one participant discussed the shooting with police, his fellow gang members allegedly conspired to kill him, too.
A third participant directed us to the mosque where the Taliban Five were most likely to pray.
Historical Examples
A madder journey than Jim could have conceived of, had he not been a participant in it.
Better, he urged, to be umpire than participant in so ungrateful a contest.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)Henry Martyn Baird
If he could not be a participant, he would at least witness the battle.
A Son of the CityHerman Gastrell Seely
He was to do his part; but it was as a hastener rather than a participant in the struggle.
John Brown: A RetrospectAlfred Roe
As a participant, I may say that the company had the air of a band of conspirators.
Word Origin and History for participant
adj.
1540s, from Latin participantem (nominative participans), present participle of participare "to share in, partake of," from particeps "sharing, partaking" (see participation).
n.
1560s, from Middle French participant, from Latin participantem (nominative participans), present participle of participare "to share in, partake of" from particeps "sharing, partaking" (see participation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper