participant

[pahr-tis-uh-puhnt]

noun

1. a person or group that participates; partaker.

   Synonyms: colleague, contributor, associate, participator

adjective

1. participating; sharing.

Other Word Forms

• participantly adverb
• unparticipant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of participant¹

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin participant-, stem of participāns “sharing,” present participle of participāre “to share”; participate

Example Sentences

Pelosi praised her constituents in San Francisco for having “led the way,” encouraging them to be “full participants in our democracy and fighting for the American ideals we hold dear.”

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“In particular, it aimed to build deeper liquidity in the respective Nordic derivatives markets and create efficiencies. It provided clear benefits for market participants and was public,” a spokesperson said.

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Thai media reported police investigated participants for allegedly filming clips featuring pillows branded with the name of an online casino at their hotel, a breach of the country's strict gambling laws.

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To uncover these relationships, the researchers used data from the Human Connectome Project, which includes MRI brain scans from 1,018 participants.

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To ensure the group reflected the broader U.S. population of meditators, they used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to guide participant selection.

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Related Words

• colleague 
• member 
• partner 
• party 
• player 
• shareholder