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 YouGov received responses from 1,656 participants. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 Over the course of 6 months, the young participants visited clinics every two weeks to be checked for malaria symptoms and tested. Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025 The program is open to eligible participants from counties in the eastern Upper Peninsula and the west side of the state to parts of metro Detroit, and has garnered tens of millions in public and private dollars as well as bipartisan interest from lawmakers. Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Each participant had different moisturizers applied to various small areas on their forearms, and measurements of TEWL and hydration were taken every hour for four hours to assess short-term effects. New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for participant
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player
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  • With the growing exodus, there is abundant proof that English players can have successful careers on the continent, with plenty of European clubs prepared to operate as stepping stones.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Baby Steps doesn't go quite that hard, giving players occasional major checkpoints and large, flat plains that prevent you from falling back too far.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Participant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participant. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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