DISCUSSANT

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 I. (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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