Discussant

//dɪˈskʌsənt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a participant in a formal discussion wordnet

Example

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"I would like to thank Cynthia Ruder, whose comments as panel discussant helped me to rework my original paper."

Etymology

From discuss + -ant.

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