attendant
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.
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
1Other words for attendant
Other words from attendant
- at·tend·ant·ly, adverb
- su·per·at·tend·ant, noun, adjective
- un·at·tend·ant, adjective
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How to use attendant in a sentence
When they told flight attendants they had been to West Africa, alarm bells rang and the flight was diverted.
After fifteen minutes of CPR he is pronounced dead and taken to a mortuary, where attendants see him breathing.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead | Sandeep Jauhar | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf they were unable to perform any available job, they served as dignified attendants.
Numerous attendants to her and her prince were either let go or threw up their hands and quit.
Less than 10 minutes later, the attendants wheeled out the gurney, which now bore a black body bag.
The king put him to death, and the attendants of Adelil made of his heart a viand which they presented to her.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementShe had sent away her attendants, bolted the door against her mother, and sat waiting her summons.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodDirectly after them came a lot of palace attendants in curious hats and long robes of all colours of the rainbow.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeThe manner of his prisoner, sufficiently mollified the officer; and he made a sign to his attendants to withdraw.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterBesides these attendants, a small blackbird often keeps the buffalo company, who will raise up his head in delight to meet it.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton Wade
British Dictionary definitions for attendant
/ (əˈtɛndənt) /
a person who accompanies or waits upon another
a person employed to assist, guide, or provide a service for others, esp for the general public: a lavatory attendant
a person who is present
a logical consequence or natural accompaniment: hatred is often an attendant of jealousy
being in attendance
associated; accompanying; related: attendant problems
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