Dictionary.com
definitions

attendant

[uh-ten-duhnt]
||
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR attendant ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

RELATED CONTENT

Inigo MontoyaRead more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE
Each Firework Type Has A Name … Do You Know Them?Independence Day fireworks generally get the “ooohs” and ahhhs,” but did you know that each type has an actual name?
READ MORE

RELATED WORDS

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

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

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR attendant ON THESAURUS.COM
1. escort, companion, comrade; follower, retainer, servant. 3. accompaniment, consequence.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for attendant

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
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 attendant
n.

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper