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Definition of participant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

participant

noun
 
/pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/
 
/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpənt/
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  1. a person who is taking part in an activity or event
    • The average age of study participants was 48 years.
    • workshop/conference/seminar participants
    • participant in something He has been an active participant in the discussion.
    • The child must be a willing participant in the therapy.
    • Participants in the study completed a short questionnaire.
    Extra Examples
    • Participants were asked to choose one of four topics for the lunch sessions.
    • These sports are exciting for participants and spectators alike.
    • Online gaming attracts enthusiastic participants.
    • Participants ranged in age from 35 to 55.
    • Protests on Monday attracted thousands of participants.
    • She's a regular participant in the show.
    • He became a prominent participant in the space program.
    • He was a willing participant in the deception.
    • She was an unwilling participant in his downfall.
    • It was difficult to recruit participants for the study.
    • The research participants were all undergraduate students in their final year.
    • Of the survey participants, 39.2% were female and 60.8% were male.
    • The participants were asked to indicate their attitudes to science.
    • Enrolment will be limited to 35 participants.
    • Workshop participants are encouraged to share their ideas.
    • Most conference participants expressed their support for the idea.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • full
    • active
    • passive
    verb + participant
    • attract
    • select
    • ask
    participant + verb
    • attend something
    • experience something
    • describe something
    preposition
    • participant in
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin participant-, literally ‘sharing in’, from the verb participare, based on pars, part- ‘part’ + capere ‘take’.
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