participantnoun [ C ]
uk/pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.pənt/us/pɑːrˈtɪs.ə.pənt/C1 a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity
Examples
- The games is an international sporting event with more than three thousand participants.
- She has been an active participant in the discussion.
- The students claim to be willing participants in the experiment.
- We were participants in a live debate on television.
- The majority of course participants find subsequent employment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking part and getting involved
- along
- attendee
- be (a) party to sth idiom
- be heavily into sth idiom
- be mixed up with/in sth idiom
- catch
- concern
- count
- deep
- get your teeth into sth idiom
- go in on sth
- hat
- immersive
- in on sth idiom
- neck
- punch above your weight idiom
- ring-in
- step
- step in
- submerge yourself in sth
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