registrant

noun

reg·​is·​trant ˈre-jə-strənt How to pronounce registrant (audio)
: one that registers or is registered

Examples of registrant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Admission is free for blind and visually impaired registrants. The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024 The addresses of the registrants were redacted due to privacy concerns, though their names were not. Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024 On National Voter Registration Day in September, a record of more than 30,000 people signed up to vote through Vote.org after an Instagram post by Taylor Swift, and many of those registrants were teenagers who will be eligible to vote for the first time in November. Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 In an attempt to rein in scalping, interested ticket buyers had to register in advance to potentially access tickets, with random registrants issued access codes required to make a purchase. Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024 An early bird rate of $825 is available until six weeks before the registration deadline, offering a discount for early registrants. Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024 The fair will also offer children's activities, vaccines from the Milwaukee Health Department and prizes for the earliest registrants. Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024 Be Kind: Community of Kindness workshops, which have hit capacity for registrants, were scheduled for Monday at the Eldersburg branch and Tuesday at the North Carroll branch. Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2024 At the time, Mississippi brazenly imposed absurdly difficult voting-qualification tests on Black people, and even physically blocked courthouse doors to prospective Black registrants. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of registrant was in 1868

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Cite this Entry

“Registrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/registrant. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

registrant

noun
reg·​is·​trant ˈrej-ə-strənt How to pronounce registrant (audio)
: one that registers or is registered

Legal Definition

registrant

noun
reg·​is·​trant ˈre-jə-strənt How to pronounce registrant (audio)
: a person who registers or is registered
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