I. -pənt adjective
Etymology: Latin participant-, participans, present participle of participare
: having a share or part : participating
II. noun
( -s )
1. : one that participates : one that takes part or shares in something with others
an active participant in social work — N.K.Burger
a dance with the participants in special costumes — American Guide Series: Nevada
these organs were not participants in the visual response — F.A.Geldard
2. : a tone in an ecclesiastical mode lying between the mediant and either the dominant or the final