Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discussant

/dɪˈskʌsənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: dis-cus-sant
IPA: /dɪˈskʌsənt/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone involved in a discussion, especially a participant in a formal discussion or who has been assigned a particular role or topic.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English discuss Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English discussant From discuss + -ant.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈskʌsənt/

Inflected Forms

discussants (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce discussant?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈskʌsənt/.
What does discussant mean?: Someone involved in a discussion, especially a participant in a formal discussion or who has been assigned a particular role or topic.
Where does discussant come from?: Etymology tree English discuss Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English discussant From discuss + -ant.

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