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Participant vs Student - What's the difference?

participant | student |

As nouns the difference between participant and student

is that participant is one who participates while student is student.

As an adjective participant

is sharing; participating; having a share of part.

participant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • one who participates

    • Synonyms

    * partaker, participator

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Sharing; participating; having a share of part.
  • * , History of the Reign of King Henry VII
  • ** Therefore during the parliament he published his royal proclamation, offering pardon and grace of restitution to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him;

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    student

    English

    (wikipedia student)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who studies a particular academic subject.
    • A student of philosophy.
  • (figuratively) A person seriously devoted to some subject, whether academic or not.
    • He is a student of life.
  • A person enrolled at a university.
    • The students were out raising funds for rag week.
  • (chiefly, North America) A schoolchild.

    • Synonyms

    * (person who studies a particular subject) scholar * (person seriously devoted to some subject) devotee * (schoolchild) pupil, schoolchild * disciple

    Antonyms

    * teacher

    Anagrams

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