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participant

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par·tic·i·pant  (pär-ts-pnt)
n.
One that participates, shares, or takes part in something.
adj.
Sharing in or taking part; participating.

par·tici·pance n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.participantparticipant - someone who takes part in an activity
attendee, meeter, attendant, attender - a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
discussant - a participant in a formal discussion
associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
bride - a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
groom, bridegroom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
masker, masquer, masquerader - a participant in a masquerade
partaker, sharer - someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
player - an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"
retreatant - a participant in a religious retreat
2.participantparticipant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
contestant - a person who participates in competitions
ballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball
billiard player - someone who plays billiards
bowler - a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins
card player - someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games
chess player - someone who plays the game of chess
dart player - someone who plays the game of darts
football player, footballer - an athlete who plays American football
golf player, golfer, linksman - someone who plays the game of golf
grandmaster - a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge
hockey player, ice-hockey player - an athlete who plays hockey
lacrosse player - an athlete who plays lacrosse
most valuable player, MVP - the player judged to be the most important to the sport
playmaker - a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score
pool player - someone who shoots pool
scorer - a player who makes a score in a game or contest
seeded player, seed - one of the outstanding players in a tournament
server - (court games) the player who serves to start a point
shooter - (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
soccer player - an athlete who plays soccer
stringer - a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer"
tennis player - an athlete who plays tennis
volleyball player - someone who plays the game of volleyball

participant
noun participator, party, member, player, associate, shareholder, contributor, stakeholder, partaker He was a reluctant participant in the proceedings.
Translations
participant [pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt] N (in debate, fight, argument) → participante mf; (in competition) → concursante mf
participant [pɑːrˈtɪsɪpənt] nparticipant(e) m/f
the course participants, the participants on the course → les participants au stage
an active participant → un participant actif
participant
nTeilnehmer(in) m(f) (→ in +gen, → an +dat); (in scuffle etc) → Beteiligte(r) mf (→ in +gen, → an +dat); the bank will not be a participant in this projectdie Bank wird sich nicht an diesem Vorhaben beteiligen
participant [pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt] n participant (in)partecipante m/f (a)
participant [pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt] n participant (in)partecipante m/f (a)


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With painful dejection he awaited the end of this action, in which he regarded himself as a participant and which he was unable to arrest.
It was the first of a long series of such out- rages, of which I was doomed to be a witness and a participant.
Meriem was looking full into his face as she fought for freedom when there came over her a sudden recollection of a similar scene in which she had been a participant and with it full recognition of her assailant.
 
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