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

The field of drug pricing, he observes, is so complex and involves so many participants that it is immensely vulnerable to being gamed — as has been happening for decades.

From Los Angeles Times

But only a few American participants have been released, with 21 remaining in Israeli custody as of Monday evening, according to the letter.

From Los Angeles Times

She added that participants in the meetings would drive at "full speed down Croydon Road, putting lives at risk".

From BBC

Everytown gathered a focus group of 43 survivors of this type of violence last year, and participants reported that children were witnesses in 43 percent of domestic-violence homicide suicides.

From Salon

History is on the Riyadh Comedy Festival participants’ side, after all.

From Salon

Related Words

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