participants

noun

plural of participant
as in participators
one who takes part in something he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank

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Recent Examples of participants Instead there were tech founders who didn’t seem to know much about cultural industries, or art world participants who didn’t seem to know much about tech. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026 Several talks at the conference mentioned this launch, which the Indian space participants were very proud of. — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 According to its 2025 annual report, Girls in the Game served 3,059 participants in FY25. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Details, including participants, will be announced later this week. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Study participants with very low p-tau217 levels likewise had a low risk of developing cognitive impairment over the five- to 10-year period. — ABC News, 15 July 2026 Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Versant and major private equity firms are among the participants in an auction run by boutique investment firm Liontree, according to Puck. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026 And the cancer of one of these participants had disappeared completely. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 14 July 2026 The liability shield exists only inside the sandbox, and only for participants that follow the rules. — John Nay, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for participants
  1. participators
  2. players
  3. actors
Noun
  • 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
Definition of participators
Noun
  • And there could be veteran players available, given the recent court injunction allowing fourth-year seniors from 2025-26 a fifth season of eligibility — at least until the case is adjudicated, however long that might take.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Electronic bingo is considered Class II gaming, which includes electronic bingo, bingo, pull-tab games and certain non-banked card games, where players compete against each other instead of against the casino.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of players
Noun
  • Jovan Adepo, Will Yun Lee, Jesse García These actors appear as Odysseus’ crew on his journey.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • This is why an open day at the school on July 26 ahead of its September launch will welcome anybody from the film industry — including non-actors who may be looking to retrain.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of actors

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