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a person who takes part in a competition, contest, tournament, or public performance — a participant or contestant who actually appears on the field, stage, or event
Used specifically for people participating in an organized event where they appear before others — sports matches, tournaments, speech contests, TV shows, beauty pageants, and the like. Contrast with 参加者 (a general "participant"), which covers casual events and meetings too.
出場者は全員集合してください。
All participants, please gather here.
今回の大会の出場者は約百人です。
There are about a hundred contestants in this tournament.
出場者全員に参加賞が贈られた。
A participation award was given to every contestant.
予選を勝ち抜いた出場者だけが決勝に進める。
Only the contestants who make it through the preliminaries can advance to the finals.
Composed of 出場 ("appearing, taking part") + 者 ("person"). Refers specifically to someone who appears in a competition or public event as a participant.
USAGE:
- Typical contexts: sporting events, speech contests, music competitions, TV quiz shows, beauty pageants.
- Often contrasted with 観客 ("spectator") or 審査員 ("judge") at the same event.
- Commonly appears in announcements: 出場者の方へ ("to the contestants"), 出場者一覧 ("list of participants").
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 出場者全員: all the participants
- 出場者一覧: list of participants
- 出場者代表: representative of the participants
- 最年長の出場者: the oldest contestant
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 参加者: participant — broader; covers meetings, workshops, and casual events, not just competitions.
- 選手: athlete, player — specifically a sports competitor.
- 競技者: competitor — more formal; refers to someone engaged in athletic competition.
- 応募者: applicant — someone who has applied but not necessarily been selected to compete.