PARTICIPANT Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

participant

noun

pär-ˈti-sə-pənt

Definition of participant

as in participator

one who takes part in something he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank

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Recent Examples of participant Indeed, at lunch, instead of separating into groups to eat, all 16 participants form one mega table and spend the half-hour joking and laughing together. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 Thousands of people began flooding through the entrance gates at midnight for the annual event in which participants create Black Rock City from scratch in the desert about 80 miles north of Reno. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 According to internal data from Mental Health Association Oklahoma, in the project’s year-long venture, there were 232 participants. — Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026 Also, Napoli will host Como in a duel between Champions League participants. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for participant

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Noun

And in doing so, Gunther often lulls crowds into becoming sporting event spectators rather than the raucous participators that most other wrestlers try to draw out of them.

— Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025

Definition of participator

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Back in 2015, Parton and her team buried a chestnut box filled with physical copies of a brand new song in two formats, cassette and CD, along with their corresponding players, under her Dollywood DreamMore Resort and Spa.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Joe Marler, a former rugby player whose TV star is rising after his appearance on The Celebrity Traitors last year, is also being eyed by the BBC.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

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