What does PARTICIPANT mean?

Definitions for PARTICIPANT
pɑrˈtɪs ə pəntpar·tic·i·pant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. participantnoun

    someone who takes part in an activity

  2. player, participantnoun

    a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

Wiktionary

  1. participantnoun

    One who participates.

  2. Etymology: From participans, present participle of participare; see participate.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Participantadjective

    Sharing; having share or part.

    Etymology: participant, Fr. from participate.

    During the parliament, he published his proclamation, offering pardon to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him; so as they submitted themselves. Francis Bacon.

    The prince saw he should confer with one participant of more than monkish speculations. Henry Wotton.

    If any part of my body be so mortified, as it becomes like a rotten branch of a tree, it putrefies, and is not participant of influence derived from my soul, because it is now no longer in it to quicken it. Matthew Hale.

ChatGPT

  1. participant

    A participant is an individual or entity who takes part, is actively involved or engaged in a particular event, situation, activity, contest, research, or program. This can also refer to a person who is involved in a study or experiment, contributing their opinions, actions, or experiences. The level of participation can vary, ranging from minor involvement to significant engagement.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Participantadjective

    sharing; participating; having a share of part

  2. Participantnoun

    a participator; a partaker

  3. Etymology: [L. participans, p. pr. of participare: cf. F. participant. See Participate.]

Editors Contribution

  1. participant

    A person, business, company, enterprise, organization or form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government that participates.

    The participant is encouraged to ensure they have the football boots to play a friendly game.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PARTICIPANT' in Nouns Frequency: #1444

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PARTICIPANT in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PARTICIPANT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of PARTICIPANT in a Sentence

  1. Bob Merritt:

    There are simply too many potential variables in play for any participant to feel secure, and both industries( chips and PCs) have a history of creating big winners and big losers based on correctly anticipating the technology path.

  2. Seth Bloom:

    Given the number of industry participants, a merger which combines a 5-percent market share participant doesn't seem to me to raise significant antitrust concerns.

  3. Alex Shoghi:

    I think they’ll happen more, we hope to continue to be a market participant.

  4. Pramila Jayapal:

    The attorney general has made it clear -- through his broad support for sweeping presidential power and authority and his past criticism of the special counsel's inquiry -- that he is not an unbiased participant. It is, therefore, even more urgent that Congress immediately receive the full report and all the underlying documentation and evidence so that we can make our own determinations.

  5. Elizabeth Semmelhack:

    Kanye West was an active participant in the creation of this collection at Louis Vuitton, he represents a new image of male success that involves access to these luxury brands. But it's not simply being a consumer, it's being a creator.

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