PARTICIPATOR Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

participator

noun

Definition of participator

as in participant

one who takes part in something a willing participator in any parlor game anyone suggested

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Recent Examples of participator 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

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Those were just some of the ways participants at Sunday’s Malört world record attempt described Chicago’s hometown liqueur.

— Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Its core commitments are voluntary and informed participation, minimization of harm to participants, confidentiality and prior approval by an institutional review board that weighs risk against scientific value.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

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