participant
noun
par·tic·i·pant
pär-ˈti-sə-pənt 
pər-
: one that participates
participants in a contest
participant
adjective
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he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 May 2025
This sweeping action included both nonviolent participants and those convicted of violent crimes against law enforcement.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The two-hour session was attended by more than 50 community participants, and much of the discussion centered on how an LVT could be used to counter the city’s pernicious problem of vacant and undeveloped properties.
—Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
Despite the growing global demand for aesthetic procedures, 85% of clinical study participants remain white women—limiting the generalizability of data across diverse patient populations.
—Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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“Participant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/participant. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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participant
noun
par·tic·i·pant
pər-ˈtis-ə-pənt
pär-
: one that participates
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