discussant

C2+ Topic:People & Society
US /dɪˈskʌsənt/ UK /dɪˈskʌsənt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who takes part in a formal discussion or panel

    Each discussant responded to the keynote paper in turn.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person who takes part in... panelistparticipantcommentatorcontributorrespondentdebater
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Etymology

From discuss + -ant; discuss from Latin discussus, past participle of discutere ('to shake apart, examine'), from dis- ('apart') + quatere ('to shake').

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