participant vs attendant

attendant vs participant

participant and attendant both are nouns.

participant is not an adjective while attendant is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
participant	Yes	No	No	No
attendant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, attendant is a hyponym of participant; that is, attendant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than participant:

participant: someone who takes part in an activity
attendant: a person who is present and participates in a meeting

Other hyponyms of participant include attendee, attender, meeter, discussant, bride, bridegroom, groom, masker, masquer, masquerader, partaker, sharer, retreatant, cosplayer.

participant (noun)	attendant (noun)
someone who takes part in an activity	an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game	someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
	a person who is present and participates in a meeting

participant (adjective)	attendant (adjective)
	being present (at a meeting or event, etc.)
	occurring with or following as a consequence

Difference between participant and attendant

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