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Borrowed from Middle French participant, from Latin participāns, present participle of participō; see participate. Displaced native Old English dǣlnimend (literally “part taker”).

participant (plural participants)

  1. One who participates.
    Synonym: participator
    Near-synonyms: entrant, partaker
    All participants must adhere to the rules of the competition.
    1. (sciences, medicine) A human subject in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial
      Hypernyms: subject; person
      a research participant
      In this study, participants were randomly assigned to either a control arm or a treatment arm.

one who participates

participant (not comparable)

  1. Sharing; participating; having a share of part.

participant m or f by sense (plural participants)

  1. participant

participant

  1. gerund of participar

participant m (plural participants, feminine participante)

  1. participant

participant

  1. present participle of participer

participant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of participō

participant m or f (plural participants)

  1. participant

Borrowed from French participant.

participant m (plural participanți)

  1. participant

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