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participant

Pronunciation:  pâr'tisupunt

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  someone who takes part in an activity
  2. [n]  a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
 
 See Also: associate, attendant, attendee, attender, ballplayer, baseball player, billiard player, bowler, bride, bridegroom, card player, chess player, contestant, dart player, discussant, football player, footballer, golf player, golfer, grandmaster, groom, hockey player, ice-hockey player, lacrosse player, linksman, masker, masquer, masquerader, meeter, most valuable player, MVP, partaker, player, pool player, retreatant, scorer, seed, seeded player, server, sharer, shooter, soccer player, stringer, tennis player, volleyball player

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Par*tic"i*pant\, a. [L. participans, p. pr. of
    participare: cf. F. participant. See {Participate}.]
    Sharing; participating; having a share of part. --Bacon.
    
    
  2. \Par*tic"i*pant\, n.
    A participator; a partaker.
    
          Participants in their . . . mysterious rites. --Bp.
                                                   Warburton.
    
    
 
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 Related Terms: a party to, accessory, accomplice, actor, aide, assistant, colleague, confrere, contributor, copartner, cotenant, engaged, fellow, helper, implicated, involved, partaker, partaking, participating, participative, participator, participatory, partner, party, prime mover, shareholder, sharer, sharing
 

 

 

 

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