| confederate |
a member of or participant in a confederacy; ally. [1/6 definitions] |
| -crat |
supporter of or participant in (such) a form or theory of government. [1/2 definitions] |
| decathlon |
an athletic contest in which each participant competes in ten different track and field events over a period of two days. |
| discussant |
a participant in a formal discussion. |
| mummer |
a masked and often costumed participant in a street carnival or parade. [1/2 definitions] |
| nonparticipant |
combined form of participant. |
| observe |
to act as an observer, rather than as a participant. [1/10 definitions] |
| odds |
the advantage held by one side or participant in a competition. [1/4 definitions] |
| Olympian |
a participant in the Olympic games. [1/5 definitions] |
| outsider |
a participant in competition considered to have little chance of winning; long shot. [1/3 definitions] |
| party |
a participant. [1/8 definitions] |
| pentathlon |
an athletic competition in which each participant must run a sprint and a middle-distance race, throw the javelin and the discus, and perform the long jump. [1/2 definitions] |
| principal |
a primary participant in an activity, such as the leading actor or actress in a play, or any of the chief parties in a dispute or a formal agreement. [1/4 definitions] |
| revolutionary |
an active participant in a political revolution. [1/3 definitions] |
| round robin |
an athletic contest or tournament in which each participant has a turn competing with every other one. [1/2 definitions] |
| Russian roulette |
a deadly game of chance in which each participant takes a turn at spinning the cylinder of a revolver that holds only one bullet, pointing it at his or her own head, and pulling the trigger. [1/2 definitions] |
| technical foul |
in certain team sports, esp. basketball, a foul called on a participant for misconduct occurring outside active play. (Cf. personal foul.) |
| windsurfing |
a sport in which the participant stands on a special kind of surfboard to which a flexible sail is attached and moves across the water by manipulating the sail. |