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participant

par·tic·i·pant

participant

 
 
pronunciation:
par tI s pnt
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: a person who participates or takes part.
synonyms:
party
antonyms:
spectator
similar words:
actor, associate, communicant, contributor, helper, member, partner, player
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)participant active, demographic, diverse, eligible, female, male, potential, selected
verb + (n.)participant administer, assess, obtain
(n.)participant + verb assign, classify, complete, consist, differ, engage, enroll, evaluate, experience, identify, indicate, inform, instruct, interview, perceive, range, rate, receive, recruit, report, respond, score, select, view [See all][See only the most frequent]
noun + (n.)participant Help characteristic, consent, experiment, feedback, interaction, intervention, interview, item, majority, method, orientation, percentage, procedure, recruitment, sample, seminar, session, setting, sport, study, survey, total, workshop  [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: participating.
synonyms:
participating
similar words:
associate, associated, contributing, engaged, involved
Word Parts  About this feature
The word participant contains the following parts:
part Latin root that means divide
-ant, -ent Latin adjective- and noun-forming suffix that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
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The suffix -ant , -ent forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident and stud in student . This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant , -ent have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.