participant

Pluralparticipants

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A person who takes part in something, like a game, class, or event.

   Like a player in a game: someone who joins in instead of just watching.

   Each participant in the race got a number to wear.

   All the participants in the cooking class made their own pizza.

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   Oppositespectator, observer

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A person who agrees to be in a science study or medical test.

   Each participant in the study took the new medicine for six weeks.

   The participants answered questions about their sleep every night of the study.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Taking part in something or having a share in it.

   All participant schools will get free books for the summer reading program.

   The researcher worked as a participant observer, helping on the farm while she took notes.

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