participant

noun

par·​tic·​i·​pant pär-ˈti-sə-pənt 

pər-

: one that participates

participants in a contest

participant adjective

Synonyms

• actor
• partaker
• participator
• party
• player
• sharer

Examples of participant in a Sentence

he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank

Recent Examples on the Web

This year’s 71 participants include the UK’s Hollie Bryan (The Ceremony), Saudi Arabia’s Jawaher Alamri (The Girls who Burned the Night), Germany’s Sandra Müller (4 Könige) as well as Zola Elgart Glassman (High Heat) and Eli Raskin (Blue Sun Palace). —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025

There was a notable change in inflammation, as well: Blood markers for whole-body inflammation decreased among the participants. —Lauryn Higgins, Health, 28 Jan. 2025

These NPCs are not just passive participants in a storyline but dynamic digital entities with: • Their own on-chain wallets. —Michele Zanello, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025

The researchers had all the participants spend a night sleeping in the clinic, during which the scientists recorded the patients' brainwave activity, breathing, eye movements and heart rate. —Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1543, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

participant

noun

par·​tic·​i·​pant pər-ˈtis-ə-pənt 

pär-

: one that participates