attendant
noun
a person who attends another, as to perform a service.
attendants
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pluralof attendant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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You’d need the equivalent of those parade attendants in overalls who run along behind the horses with shovels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Powerful attendants to the right of Francesco include a Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Denmark, with an invented, vaguely Roman landscape in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In all, about 6.9% of deaths among flight attendants and 6.7% of deaths among pilots were from radiation-related cancers, according to the analysis.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The female attendants flood inside and cry out with concern.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
