participant

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/ (UK)
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/pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/ (UK) · /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ (US) · /pəɹˈtɪsəpənt/ (US)

Definition of participant

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who participates.
    “Near-synonyms: entrant, partaker”
    “All participants must adhere to the rules of the competition.”
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noun

  1. One who participates.
    “Near-synonyms: entrant, partaker”
    “All participants must adhere to the rules of the competition.”
  2. One who participates.
    “a research participant”
    “In this study, participants were randomly assigned to either a control arm or a treatment arm.”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Sharing; participating; having a share of part.
    “Therefore during the parliament he published his royal proclamation, offering pardon and grace of restitution to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him;”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French participant, from Latin participāns, present participle of participō; see participate. Displaced native Old English dǣlnimend (literally “part taker”).

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