participant
Other forms: participants
A participant is a person who participates, or takes part in something. Vote on Election Day and you've just taken part in or become a participant in United States democracy.
Participants play a role in the unfolding of events. A contestant is a participant on a game show. A football player is a participant in the sport. Someone talking is a participant in a conversation. You can sometimes be a participant without taking an active role — if you watch a crime taking place and do nothing to stop it, you might be called a passive participant.
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someone who takes part in an activitytypes:discussanta participant in a formal discussionbridea woman participant in her own marriage ceremonyplayeran important participant (as in a business deal)retreatanta participant in a religious retreatadducera discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proofconventioneersomeone who attends a conventionpartygoersomeone who is attending a partypoolersomeone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by allsymposiastsomeone who participates in a symposiumtype of:associatea person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
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a person who participates in or is skilled at some gamesynonyms: playertypes:billiard playersomeone who plays billiardsbowlera player who rolls balls down an alley at pinscard playersomeone who plays (or knows how to play) card gameschess playersomeone who plays the game of chessdart playersomeone who plays the game of dartsgrandmastera player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridgelacrosse playeran athlete who plays lacrosseplaymakera player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can scorepool playersomeone who shoots poolscorera player who makes a score in a game or contestserver(court games) the player who serves to start a pointshooter(sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)soccer playeran athlete who plays soccerstringera member of a squad on a teamtennis playeran athlete who plays tennisvolleyball playersomeone who plays the game of volleyballback(football) a person who plays in the backfieldball carrier, runner(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive playbase runner, runnera baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)blockera football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive playcardholdera player who holds a card or cards in a card gamecard shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpya professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card gamescenter(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey teamchess mastera chess player of great skillcornerbacka defensive football player stationed outside the linebackersdealerthe person who distributes the playing cards in a card gamedrivera golfer who hits the golf ball with a driverfieldera member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at batfootball heroa football player who has achieved a reputation for successgoalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminderthe soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goalhackersomeone who plays golf poorlyhookera golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)International Grandmastera chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organizationkickera player who kicks the footballlinemanone of the players on the line of scrimmagelittle leaguera player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league teampatzera poor chess playerputtera golfer who is puttingpass catcher, pass receiver, receivera football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward passreceiverthe tennis player who receives the serveshufflerthe card player who shuffles the cardsslicera golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)tacklera football player who tackles the ball carrierutility mana baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positionswinga hockey player stationed in a forward position on either sidetype of:contestanta person who participates in competitions
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