panelist

noun

pan·​el·​ist ˈpa-nᵊl-ist How to pronounce panelist (audio)
: a member of a discussion or advisory panel or of a radio or television panel

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Davies judges the panelists based on a combination of in-studio and on-location challenges. David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025 Even the roster of panelists onstage in Dubai highlighted how much the Trump family’s business interests now blur with United States policy and regulation. Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 2 May 2025 What’s more, having Short on board probably won’t hurt in landing celebrity panelists for the series. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025 The View panelists discussed pop star Olly Murs' body transformation live on the air. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for panelist

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First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of panelist was in 1948

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“Panelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panelist. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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panelist

noun
pan·​el·​ist ˈpan-ᵊl-əst How to pronounce panelist (audio)
: a member of a panel
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