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participator

noun

Definition of participatornext
as in participant
one who takes part in something a willing participator in any parlor game anyone suggested

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Recent Examples of participator 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
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  • Michael Apted, the researcher who found and selected the participants, and interviewed them for each episode, died in 2021.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
  • And of course, no major participant in the meltdown has served a day in jail.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
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