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par·tic·i·pant

(pär-tĭs′ə-pənt)

One that participates, shares, or takes part in something.

adj.

Sharing in or taking part; participating.

par·tic′i·pance n.

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par•tic•i•pant

(pɑrˈtɪs ə pənt)

n.

1. a person or group that participates.

adj.

2. participating; sharing.

[1520–30; < Latin]

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Noun 1. [画像:participant - someone who takes part in an activity]participant - someone who takes part in an activity

attendee, meeter, attendant, attender - a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"

discussant - a participant in a formal discussion

associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"

bride - a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony

groom, bridegroom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

masker, masquer, masquerader - a participant in a masquerade

partaker, sharer - someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share

player - an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"

retreatant - a participant in a religious retreat

2. [画像:participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game]participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

player

contestant - a person who participates in competitions

ballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball

billiard player - someone who plays billiards

bowler - a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins

card player - someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games

chess player - someone who plays the game of chess

dart player - someone who plays the game of darts

football player, footballer - an athlete who plays American football

golf player, golfer, linksman - someone who plays the game of golf

grandmaster - a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge

hockey player, ice-hockey player - an athlete who plays hockey

lacrosse player - an athlete who plays lacrosse

most valuable player, MVP - the player judged to be the most important to the sport

playmaker - a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score

pool player - someone who shoots pool

scorer - a player who makes a score in a game or contest

seeded player, seed - one of the outstanding players in a tournament

server - (court games) the player who serves to start a point

shooter - (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)

soccer player - an athlete who plays soccer

stringer - a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer"

tennis player - an athlete who plays tennis

volleyball player - someone who plays the game of volleyball

participant

noun participator, party, member, player, associate, shareholder, contributor, stakeholder, partaker He was a reluctant participant in the proceedings.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

participant

noun

One who participates:

actor, party, player.

Translations

účastník-ice

deltager

Teilnehmer Teilnehmerin

participante

osallistujaosanottaja

participant participante

rész vevő

òátttakandi

udeleženec

deltagare

katılımcı

participant

[pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt] N (in debate, fight, argument) → participante mf; (in competition) → concursante mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

participant

[pɑː^rˈtɪsɪpənt] n → participant(e) m/f
the course participants, the participants on the course → les participants au stage
an active participant → un participant actif

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

participant

n → Teilnehmer(in) m(f) (→ in +gen, → an +dat); (in scuffle etc) → Beteiligte(r) mf (→ in +gen, → an +dat); the bank will not be a participant in this project → die Bank wird sich nicht an diesem Vorhaben beteiligen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

participant

[pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt] n participant (in) → partecipante m/f (a)

participate

(paːˈtisipeit) verb

to be one of a group of people actively doing something. Did you participate in the discussion? deelneem يَشْتَرِك участвам participar zúčastnit se teilnehmen deltage συμμετέχω participar osalema شرکت کردن osallistua participer (à) לְהִשתַתֵף भाग लेना imati udjela, sudjelovati részt vesz berperan serta taka þátt í partecipare 参加する 참가하다 dalyvauti piedalīties menyertai deelnemen delta, ta del brać udział, uczestniczyć برخه اخيستل، ګډون كول participar a participa (la) участвовать zúčastniť sa udeležiti se učestvovat delta มีส่วนร่วม katılmak 參加 брати участь حصہ لينا tham dự 参加

parˌticiˈpation noun

deelname إشْتِراك، مُشارَكَه участие participação účast die Teilnahme deltagelse συμμετοχή participación osavõtt مشارکت osallistuminen participation השתתפות भाग लेने वाला sudjelovanje részvétel peran serta þátttaka partecipazione 参加 참가 dalyvavimas piedalīšanās penyertaan deelname deltakelse, medvirkning udział ګډون، برخه اخيستنه participação participare участие účasť udeležba učešće deltagande, medverkan การมีส่วนร่วม katılma, katılım 參加 участь مساہمت، شرکت sự tham dự 参加

parˈticipant, parˈticipator nouns

a person who participates (in a particular activity). the participants in the Olympic Games. deelnemer مُشارِك، مُشْتَرِك участник participante účastník, -ice der/die Teilnehmer(in) deltager συμμετέχων, διαγωνιζόμενος participante osavõtja شرکت کننده osallistuja participant/-ante משתתף भाग लेने वाला sudionik rész(t)vevő pemeran serta þátttakandi partecipante 参加者 참가자 dalyvis []dalībnieks peserta deelnemer deltaker uczestnik برخه اخيستونكى participante participant участник účastník, -čka udeleženec učesnik deltagare ผู้มีส่วนร่วม katılımcı 參加者 учасник شريک ہونے والا شخص người tham dự 参加者

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