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participant
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participant
(noun)
participant
/pɑɚ
ˈ
tɪsəpənt/
noun
plural
participants
participant
/pɑɚ
ˈ
tɪsəpənt/
noun
plural
participants
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTICIPANT
[
count
]
:
a person who is involved in an activity or event
:
a person who participates in an activity or event
—
often +
in
All the
participants in
the cooking contest received a free cookbook.
They were active
participants in
the project.
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