Definition of participant
:one that participates
- participants in a contest
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Examples of participant in a Sentence
he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank
Recent Examples of participant from the Web
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Participants will be granted free admission to the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium for the rest of the day after the cleanup projects wrap up.
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Any team that registers with 10 or more participants will receive a discounted price for both adults and youth.
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Interested participants can call 773-875-0859 to sign up for her classes.
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The Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts each have millions of participants.
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One can imagine that the rally participants did not expect national scrutiny before the event.
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Participants each threw three fish from a slimy pot on the dock toward an innertube placed in the water, while gulls and an occasional eagle circled overhead, and a sea lion cruised mostly below the surface, consuming errant throws.
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Judges will choose winners on appearance and personality among participants registered in five age divisions of boys and girls from three months old to 4 years old.
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Ninety minutes after participants were let loose the first machines started to fall, with vote rigging and Rickrolling coming soon afterwards.
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First Known Use of participant
1543
PARTICIPANT Defined for English Language Learners
participant
play
noun
Definition of participant for English Language Learners
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: a person who is involved in an activity or event : a person who participates in an activity or event
PARTICIPANT Defined for Kids
participant
play
noun
par·tic·i·pant
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Definition of participant for Students
:a person who takes part in something
- contest participants
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