acompañante

Definitions of acompañante
  1. noun
    a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
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    type of:
    instrumentista, músico
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
  2. noun
    someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
    synonyms: asistente
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    persona de compañía
    one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
    botones, mozo
    someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
    dama de honor
    an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
    caddie, cadi
    an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
    cortesano, palaciego, áulico
    an attendant at the court of a sovereign
    escanciador, escanciano
    the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
    guardavidas, socorrista
    an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
    asistente de hospital
    a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
    ordenanza
    a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
    paje de armas, paje de lanzas
    in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
    servidor, sirviente
    someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else
    escudero
    young nobleman attendant on a knight
    auxiliar de vuelo
    an attendant on an airplane
    camillero
    one who helps carry a stretcher
    padrino, padrino de boda
    the principal groomsman at a wedding
    guardia de honor
    an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
    azafata
    a woman steward on an airplane
    acomodador, guía
    someone employed to conduct others
    type of:
    auxiliar, ayudante
    a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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