attendant
Other forms: attendants
An attendant is someone present at a meeting or event. A flight attendant, for example, tends to the needs of passengers on a plane trip.
The word attendant has to do with being present. An attendant on a flight is present to help you if you need anything. An attendant event is one that happens in the presence of another event. In other words, it can mean "accompanying." An illness can have attendant symptoms that go along with it. Remember that the word ends in -ant.
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a person who is present and participates in a meeting
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types:
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conventioneer
someone who attends a convention
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partygoer
someone who is attending a party
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symposiast
someone who participates in a symposium
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type of:
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participant
someone who takes part in an activity
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conventioneer
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an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
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synonyms:
accompaniment, co-occurrence, concomitant
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types:
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associate
any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
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background
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
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type of:
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happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
an event that happens
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associate
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someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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companion
one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
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baggageman
an attendant who takes care of baggage
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batman
an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
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bellboy, bellhop, bellman
someone employed to carry luggage and run errands in a hotel
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bridesmaid, maid of honor
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
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caddie, golf caddie
an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
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checker
an attendant who checks coats or baggage
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courtier
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
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cupbearer
the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
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equerry
a personal attendant of the British royal family
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escort
an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
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esquire
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
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famulus
a close attendant (as to a scholar)
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gillie
a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
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groomsman
a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
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lifeguard, lifesaver
an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
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linkboy, linkman
(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
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loader
an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game
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matron of honor
a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding
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hospital attendant, orderly
a hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
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orderly
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
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page, varlet
in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
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page
a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings
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racker
an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack
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rocker
an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
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second
the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
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servitor
someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else
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squire
a young nobleman attendant on a knight
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gallant, squire
a man who attends or escorts a woman
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flight attendant, steward
an attendant on an airplane
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litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer
one who helps carry a stretcher
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trainbearer
one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion
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arouser, rouser, waker
someone who rouses others from sleep
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valet
someone employed to park and retrieve cars
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armiger, armor-bearer
a squire carrying the armor of a knight
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best man
the principal groomsman at a wedding
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check girl, hatcheck girl
a female checker
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color guard
a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors
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guard of honor, honor guard
an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
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minder
someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors
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air hostess, hostess, stewardess
a woman steward on an airplane
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guide, usher
someone employed to conduct others
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being present (at meeting or event etc.) "attendant members of the congreation"
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Synonyms:
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present
being or existing in a specified place
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present
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following or accompanying as a consequence“an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems”“attendant circumstances”
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synonyms:
accompanying, concomitant, consequent, corollary, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequent
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subsequent
following in time or order
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subsequent
/əˈtɛndənt/
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