"discussant" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From discuss + -ant.",
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          "ref": "2005, Julie A. Cassiday, “Kirov and Death in The Great Citizen”, in Slavic Review, volume 64, number 4, page 799n",
          "text": "I would like to thank Cynthia Ruder, whose comments as panel discussant helped me to rework my original paper.",
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          "ref": "2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 319",
          "text": "The prominence given to readers' responses to topical issues [...] made concrete the sense of belonging to a large, active, and opinionated community of discussants.",
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        "Someone involved in a discussion, especially a participant in a formal discussion or who has been assigned a particular role or topic."
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