partaker

One who joins

A partaker is someone who takes part in or shares something.

The word appears most often in formal or literary contexts: partakers of the feast, partakers in the celebration.

It implies active participation or receiving a portion of something shared among others.

collaboration

contributor

One who provides something

associate · member · stakeholder · cooperator · teammate · joiner · volunteer · supporter · affiliate · signatory

indulgence

feasting

Eating sumptuously together

connoisseur · hedonism · pleasure · gratification · delight · enjoyment · treat · luxury · decadence · appetite

meal

banquet

Formal celebratory meal

  • feastElaborate ceremonial meal
  • potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
  • buffetSelf-service meal display

repast · dinner · luncheon · gathering · table · diner · guest · communal · supper · brunch

fellowship

camaraderie

Goodwill among companions

kinship · bonding · togetherness · communion · rapport · unity · amity · fraternity · sorority · companionship

communion

sacrament

Sacred ritual conveying grace

wine · Mass · altar · chalice · host · liturgy · consecration · rite · transubstantiation · priest

Opposites
participation vs. non-participation

partakernonparticipant

One not involved

abstainer · observer · bystander · spectator · onlooker

consumption vs. abstinence

partakerabstainer

One who refrains

faster · teetotaler · refuser · ascetic · renouncer

Family

partake, partaking, partakes, partakers

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