attendant

[ uh-ten-duhnt ]
/ əˈtɛn dənt /
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noun

a person who attends another, as to perform a service.
Chiefly British. an usher or clerk.
a corollary or concomitant thing or quality.
a person who is present, as at a meeting.

adjective

being present or in attendance; accompanying.
consequent; concomitant; associated; related: winter holidays and attendant parties; war and its attendant evils; poverty and its attendant hardships.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
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Origin of attendant

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French, present participle of attendre to notice, await. See attend, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM attendant

at·tend·ant·ly, adverbsu·per·at·tend·ant, noun, adjectiveun·at·tend·ant, adjective

Words nearby attendant

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Words related to attendant

accompanying, consequent, helper, servant, assistant, aide, custodian, nurse, attending, incident, concomitant, accessory, auxiliary, lackey, chaperon, understudy, domestic, follower, companion, orderly

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British Dictionary definitions for attendant

attendant
/ (əˈtɛndənt) /

noun

a person who accompanies or waits upon another
a person employed to assist, guide, or provide a service for others, esp for the general publica lavatory attendant
a person who is present
a logical consequence or natural accompanimenthatred is often an attendant of jealousy

adjective

being in attendance
associated; accompanying; relatedattendant problems
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