1. participant(n = noun.person) - someone who takes part in an activity;
is a kind of associate
has particulars: attendant, attendee, attender, meeter, discussant, bride, bridegroom, groom, masker, masquer, masquerader, partaker, sharer, player, retreatant
Derived form verb participate2
2. participant(n = noun.person) player - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game;
is a kind of contestant
has particulars: ballplayer, baseball player, billiard player, bowler, card player, chess player, dart player, football player, footballer, golf player, golfer, linksman, grandmaster, hockey player, ice-hockey player, lacrosse player, most valuable player, mvp, playmaker, pool player, scorer, seed, seeded player, server, shooter, soccer player, stringer, tennis player, volleyball player
Sharing; participating; having a share or part. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
A participator; a partaker. [1913 Webster]
"Participants in their . . . mysterious rites." [1913 Webster]
participant, n. a participator.