-ant / -ent
one who; being, doing
Latin · -ans, -ens (present participle)
From Latin present participles. It names a person or thing that does an action (assistant, student, resident) or makes an adjective meaning doing or being (different, dependent).
Memory trick
-ant is an ant: a tiny doer that always works.
Words from this root
- assistant (assist + ant) — a person who helpsसहायक
- student (stud + ent) — a person who studiesविद्यार्थी
- participant (participat + ant) — a person who takes partभागीदार
- applicant (applic + ant) — a person who appliesआवेदक
- accountant (account + ant) — a person who keeps financial recordsलेखाकार
- immigrant (immigr + ant) — a person who moves into a countryप्रवासी
- resident (resid + ent) — a person who lives in a placeनिवासी
- president (pres + id + ent) — the person who leadsअध्यक्ष, राष्ट्रपति
- inhabitant (inhabit + ant) — a person living in a placeनिवासी
- servant (serv + ant) — a person who servesनौकर, सेवक
- different (differ + ent) — not the sameअलग
- dependent (depend + ent) — relying on someoneनिर्भर