attendant
Americannoun
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a person who attends attend another, as to perform a service.
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Chiefly British. an usher or clerk.
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a corollary or concomitant thing or quality.
- Synonyms:
- consequence, accompaniment
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a person who is present, as at a meeting.
adjective
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being present or in attendance; accompanying.
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consequent; concomitant; associated; related: poverty and its attendant hardships.
winter holidays and attendant parties; war and its attendant evils;
poverty and its attendant hardships.
noun
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a person who accompanies or waits upon another
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a person employed to assist, guide, or provide a service for others, esp for the general public
a lavatory attendant
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a person who is present
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a logical consequence or natural accompaniment
hatred is often an attendant of jealousy
adjective
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being in attendance
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associated; accompanying; related
attendant problems
Other Word Forms
- attendantly adverb
- superattendant noun
- unattendant adjective
Etymology
Origin of attendant
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, present participle of attendre “to notice, await”; attend, -ant
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A flight attendant came around with Champagne and water before take off.
“Five minutes left!” announces the game attendant from his place behind the counter.
From Literature
Their stand-in renditions spared livestock and human attendants from sacrifice.
Like many newcomers to Los Angeles, Smee, a 45-year-old former flight attendant, was fascinated by the city’s landscape and its famous palm trees when he first moved from England.
From Los Angeles Times
As customers were being interviewed pumping gas Thursday, an attendant approached a Times reporter and asked them to leave, noting it was private property.
From Los Angeles Times
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