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.

Nearby words

attenborough, attend, attendance, attendance allowance, attendance centre, attendant, attendantly, attendee, attender, attending, attent

Origin of attendant

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

SYNONYMS FOR attendant

1 escort, companion, comrade; follower, retainer, servant.

3 accompaniment, consequence.

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

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Examples from the Web for attendant

All of the work that comes with being an escort, and all of its attendant horrors, for this… paperweight?
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This, in turn, ensured concentrated poverty and all its attendant problems, as well as bad schools and poor public services.
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A fetus only truly became a person, with all the attendant rights that brings, at birth.
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In a way the concept of genius has now returned to its Roman origins, when an attendant spirit was within reach of everyone.
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Having that name and its attendant endless puns cannot be easy in the first place.
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He calls for his attendant Herbert, who is sent to ascertain the cause of this midnight commotion.
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A bell is automatically rung by the machine to warn the attendant that the desired length has been deposited into the can.
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This, with the attendant drums and shrieks, would give one the impression of a host of maniacs suddenly set at liberty.
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He spoke to an attendant, and was directed to an office, which he entered without delay.
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That was the pet name which Elfgiva had given to her Danish attendant because it signified lively one.
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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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Word Origin and History for attendant (1 of 2)

attendant

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

Word Origin and History for attendant (1 of 2)

attendant

adj.

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

attendant

noun

adjective

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attendant

noun

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