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DISCUSSANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does discussant mean? 

DISCUSSANT (noun)
  The noun DISCUSSANT has 1 sense:

1. a participant in a formal discussionplay

  Familiarity information: DISCUSSANT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISCUSSANT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A participant in a formal discussion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("discussant" is a kind of...):

participant; player (someone who takes part in an activity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discussant"):

adducer (a discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof)

Derivation:

discuss (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)


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"He who eats holy bread has to deserve it." (Corsican proverb)



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