# participant

Pronunciation: US say "par-TIS-uh-puhnt" /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/; UK say "pah-TIS-i-puhnt" /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/

## Noun

1. A person who takes part in an activity or event.
   - Simple: A person who takes part in something, like a game, class, or event.
   - _Every participant in the workshop received a certificate at the end._
   - _The debate drew participants from more than a dozen universities._
2. A person who serves as a human subject in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial.
   - Simple: A person who agrees to be in a science study or medical test.
   - _Researchers screened each participant for existing health conditions before the trial began._
   - _Half the participants received the actual drug, while the others received a placebo._

## Adjective

3. Taking part or sharing in something; having a part or share in it.
   - Simple: Taking part in something or having a share in it.
   - _Each participant country sent two delegates to the climate summit in Geneva._
   - _As a participant observer, she joined in the rituals of the community she was studying._

## Origin

English borrowed this from Middle French participant, which came from Latin participāns, the present participle of participō (see participate). It replaced the native Old English dǣlnimend, literally 'part taker'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/participant (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).