Definition

Noun: 1. A person who participates in or shares something: Someone who takes part in an activity, event, or experience, or who receives a portion of something. 2. A person who has a share in something: Someone who possesses or is entitled to a part of something, such as rights, benefits, or responsibilities.

Usage and Examples

• As a participant in an activity:
  • She was an enthusiastic partaker in the community festival.
  • He is a regular partaker of the morning yoga class.
• As a recipient or sharer of something abstract or concrete:
  • We are all partakers of the same human condition.
  • As a partaker in the profits, she received a yearly bonus.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• The word "partaker" is somewhat formal and is less common in everyday speech than synonyms like "participant" or "sharer."
• It often implies a more active or involved role than simply being a recipient; it can suggest fellowship or common experience.
• "Partaker of" is the standard preposition used with this noun (e.g., a partaker joy, a partaker the meal).

Variants and Related Words

• Partake (verb): To take part in or share something.
  • They were invited to partake in the celebration.
• Partaking (noun/gerund): The action of taking part.
  • His partaking in the discussion was valuable.

Synonyms

• Participant: A person who takes part in something.
• Sharer: A person who shares or receives a share.
• Participator: (Formal) A participant.

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

• To be a partaker in (something): To be involved in an activity or situation, sometimes with a negative connotation.
  • He was found to be a partaker in the conspiracy.

Noun

1. someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share