Definition of participant Participant

/pɑɹtɪˈsʌpʌnt/ - [partisupunt] - par•tic•i•pant

We found 7 definitions of participant from 5 different sources.

What does participant mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: participants
participant - someone who takes part in an activity
		associate any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
		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
		bride a woman who has recently been married
		bridegroom, groom a man who has recently been married
		masker, masquer, masquerader a participant in a masquerade
		partaker, sharer someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
		player 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 logger who marks trees to be felled
		seeded player, seed one of the outstanding players in a tournament
		server utensil used in serving food or drink
		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 long horizontal timber to connect uprights
		tennis player an athlete who plays tennis