attendee

[uh-ten-dee, at-en-, uh-ten-dee]

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noun

a person who is present at a specific time or place: a conference with thousands of attendees.

Origin of attendee

First recorded in 1935–40; attend + -ee

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Examples from the Web for attendee

Contemporary Examples

In fact, one attendee went so far as to describe the event as “super awesome.”
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Ben Jacobs
June 21, 2014
Never once in the course of the evening does one nominee, attendee, host, or presenter mention safe sex.
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March 24, 2014
At a meeting in DeLand this week, only one attendee expressed pro-hunting views—an older gentleman wearing a Vietnam Veteran cap.
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Jacqui Goddard
March 22, 2014
As sometime Davos attendee Bill Clinton once said, “Explanation is eloquence.”
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Lloyd Green
January 27, 2014
Then he picked up a bag, and offered it to the attendee who happened to be closest to him.
Seattle Police Hand Out Doritos at Hempfest
Winston Ross
August 18, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for attendee

attendee

noun

a person who is present at a specified event

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for attendee

n.

"one who attends" (something), 1961, from attend + -ee. Attender is older (mid-15c.) but had senses "one who waits upon" and "one who gives heed."

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Examples from the Web for attendee

Contemporary Examples

In fact, one attendee went so far as to describe the event as “super awesome.”

Never once in the course of the evening does one nominee, attendee, host, or presenter mention safe sex.

At a meeting in DeLand this week, only one attendee expressed pro-hunting views—an older gentleman wearing a Vietnam Veteran cap.

As sometime Davos attendee Bill Clinton once said, “Explanation is eloquence.”

Then he picked up a bag, and offered it to the attendee who happened to be closest to him.

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Word Origin and History for attendee

n.

Origin of attendee