discussant

noun
/dɪˈskʌsənt/UK

Etymology

From discuss + -ant.

  1. derived from discussus
  2. derived from discusser
  3. inherited from discussen
  4. suffixed as discussant — “discuss + ant

Definitions

  1. Someone involved in a discussion, especially a participant in a formal discussion or who…

    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.
    • The prominence given to readers' responses to topical issues [...] made concrete the sense of belonging to a large, active, and opinionated community of discussants.

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