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attender

American  
[uh-ten-der] / əˈtɛn dər /

noun

plural

attenders
  1. a person who attends a meeting, class, or similar gathering; an attendant.

  2. a person who waits on, attends to, or ministers to another.

  3. a person who gives focused attention.


Other Word Forms

  • non-attender noun

Example Sentences

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The Queen has been a regular attender at the Chelsea Flower Show over several decades, with 39 gardens and 80 exhibits on display this year.

From BBC • May 23, 2022

At the time, Kerim was a frequent attender.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2021

“My wife never wants me to say this, but I was not a good attender of classes,” Bharara told me.

From The New Yorker • May 9, 2016

But it used to be when you talked about being a faithful attender, it means you were here every Sunday,” Urbach said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2016

He was very pious, a great attender of sermons of the best preachers, which he took down in his shorthand, and had with him many volumes of them.

From Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) by Franklin, Benjamin