Partaker

Partaker is a noun meaning a person who takes part in something; a participant or sharer in an activity, experience, or event. The term is formed from the verb partake with the agent suffix -er, and its use dates to Middle English. The core idea is someone who shares in or participates in what is happening, and the word retains that sense in many contexts.

In religious usage, partaker is common to designate someone who shares in a sacrament, such as a partaker of the Lord's Supper in Christian liturgy. The term can carry connotations of fellowship and mutual participation within a faith community and appears frequently in older translations of the Bible.

In secular contexts, partaker can denote a participant in a project, a recipient of benefits, or a fellow contributor to a shared enterprise. The word tends to be formal or archaic in contemporary prose, with synonyms such as participant, attendee, contributor, or fellow depending on nuance. Partaker emphasizes sharing in a process or outcome, whereas participant more plainly indicates involvement in an activity.

The word may also appear in legal or contractual language to designate someone who partakes in a venture or agreement, though this usage is uncommon in everyday English.

See also: partake, participant, participation, fellowship, Lord's Supper.