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 Other participants include Tyler Perry and LeToya Luckett-Coles and Devon Franklin from the cast of Divorced Sistas, a spinoff of the BET comedy series Sistas. Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 June 2025 The Athletic has picked out some players who are in that situation and could be targeted by Club World Cup participants. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 May 2025 This sweeping action included both nonviolent participants and those convicted of violent crimes against law enforcement. Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 The two-hour session was attended by more than 50 community participants, and much of the discussion centered on how an LVT could be used to counter the city’s pernicious problem of vacant and undeveloped properties. Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for participant
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player
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  • One of Kompany’s successes has been to vastly improve his players’ work without the ball.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • Eight of the Sun’s 10 active players scored at least two points in the win, and the team shot 50% from the field despite going just 3-for-15 from 3-point range.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025

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“Participant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participant. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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