optant

== English == === Etymology === Partly (sense 1) borrowed from German Optant or Danish optant (both attested since 1907), partly from opt +‎ ant. === Noun === optant (plural optants) A person who lives in a region undergoing a change of sovereignty and thus may choose between retaining their old citizenship or opting for the citizenship of the new sovereignty. [from 1914] A person who opts into, out of, or for something. [from 1943] === Anagrams === Patton, Tapton == Catalan == === Verb === optant gerund of optar == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin optāns, present active participle of optāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔpˈtɑnt/ Hyphenation: op‧tant Rhymes: -ɑnt === Noun === optant m (plural optanten, diminutive optantje n) optant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Participle === optant present participle of opter == Latin == === Verb === optant third-person plural present active indicative of optō