attendant

[uh-ten-duhnt]

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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.

Origin of attendant

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

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

Synonyms for attendant

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1. escort, companion, comrade; follower, retainer, servant. 3. accompaniment, consequence.

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Related Words for attendant

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

Examples from the Web for attendant

Contemporary Examples of attendant

All of the work that comes with being an escort, and all of its attendant horrors, for this… paperweight?
And The Escort of The Year Is… Backstage at The Sex Oscars
Scott Bixby
March 24, 2014
This, in turn, ensured concentrated poverty and all its attendant problems, as well as bad schools and poor public services.
How We Built the Ghettos
Jamelle Bouie
March 13, 2014
A fetus only truly became a person, with all the attendant rights that brings, at birth.
Israel's Secular-Religious Abortion Compromise
Daniella Peled
December 12, 2013
In a way the concept of genius has now returned to its Roman origins, when an attendant spirit was within reach of everyone.
What is a Genius?
Nick Romeo
November 9, 2013
Having that name and its attendant endless puns cannot be easy in the first place.
Anthony Weiner Has Some Competition
Michael Daly
August 4, 2013

Historical Examples of attendant

For twenty-three days more Eyre and his attendant Wylie pursued their way.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
Now Sami was found, an attendant whom he could call whenever he wanted him.
What Sami Sings with the Birds
Johanna Spyri
The fellow was attired in the uniform of an attendant at the sanitarium.
Frank Roscoe's Secret
Allen Chapman
Should he make inquiries of the attendant concerning that which he so desired to know?
Frank Roscoe's Secret
Allen Chapman
Frank saw it would be best to leave before the attendant arrived.
Frank Roscoe's Secret
Allen Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for attendant

attendant

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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Word Origin and History for attendant

1550s, "one who waits upon," from the adjective, or from Middle French atendant, noun use of present participle of atendre (see attend).

adj.

late 14c., "solicitous, attentive," see attendant (n.). Sense of "serving under, accompanying in a dependant position" is from c.1400.