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

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word participant.

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. Kelsey Davenport:

    The Trump administration clearly wants to have The Trump administration cake and eat it too, this selective interpretation of the UN Security Council provisions is absurd. The Trump administration has reiterated continuously since May of 2018 that The Trump administration's no longer a participant in the nuclear deal.

  2. Roberto Perli:

    This means that the Fed will be a large and active participant in the bond market for the next few years.

  3. Edward Chang:

    This trial is just the beginning. This is the very first participant that's been in the trial, and the first set of experiments that were part of this trial to show that this is possible, on the hardware side, we need to build systems that have higher data resolution to record more information from the brain, and more quickly. On the algorithm side, we need to have systems that can translate these very complex signals from the brain into spoken words, not text but actually oral, audible spoken words.

  4. Randall Schriver:

    We want them to do better, at a minimum, sanctions enforcement, but I think there are other ways China could help pressure Pyongyang into being a more constructive participant in the talks, should they resume, and we are just not seeing this right now.

  5. Scott Harelson:

    SRP appreciates and supports the efforts of the Navajo Nation to explore all options to keep the plant operating beyond 2019 should they choose to do so, however, SRP will not be a participant of any potential new ownership group after our current lease ends on Dec. 22, 2019.

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