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noun
Someone involved in a discussion, especially a participant in a formal discussion or who has been assigned a particular role or topic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a participant in a formal discussion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: participant
Narrower terms: adducer
History
Etymology tree English discuss Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English discussant From discuss + -ant.
