discussant
UK/dɪˈskʌsənt/
discussant noun: someone involved in a discussion, especially a participant in a formal discussion or who has been assigned a particular role or topic.
Noun
discussant (plural discussants)
- Someone involved in a discussion, especially a participant in a formal discussion or who has been assigned a particular role or topic.
- I would like to thank Cynthia Ruder, whose comments as panel discussant helped me to rework my original paper.2005, Julie A. Cassiday, “Kirov and Death in The Great Citizen”, in Slavic Review, volume 64, number 4, page 799n
- The prominence given to readers' responses to topical issues [...] made concrete the sense of belonging to a large, active, and opinionated community of discussants.2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 319
discussant meaning in Bengali
discussant in Bengali
- আলোচনায় জড়িত কেউ
Forms of discussant
| plural | discussants |
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Origin of discussant
From discuss + -ant.
Questions about discussant
- What does discussant mean?
- Discussant means someone involved in a discussion, especially a participant in a formal discussion or who has been assigned a particular role or topic.
- What is discussant in Bengali?
- Discussant in Bengali is আলোচনায় জড়িত কেউ. See Discussant meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is discussant?
- Discussant is a noun.
- How do you pronounce discussant?
- Discussant is pronounced /dɪˈskʌsənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of discussant?
- The plural of discussant is discussants.
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