participant
//pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt//
formalForms
- Plural
- participants
Definitions
1.One who participates.
- All participants must adhere to the rules of the competition.
- In this study, participants were randomly assigned to either a control arm or a treatment arm.
1.Sharing; participating; having a share of part.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1185
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From stem of particip(ate) + -ant, borrowed from Middle French participant, from Latin participāns, present participle of participō; see participate.
Displaced native Old English dǣlnimend (literally “part taker”).