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discussants

discussants is the plural of discussant.

Meaning of discussant

Noun

discussant (plural discussants)

  1. 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

Questions about discussants

What is discussants the plural of?
Discussants is the plural of discussant.

Words near discussants in the dictionary

  1. discuss
  2. discuss about
  3. discuss Uganda
  4. discussable
  5. discussant
  6. discussants
  7. discussed
  8. discussed Uganda
  9. discusser
  10. discussers
  11. discusses

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