See more synonyms for attendant on Thesaurus.com- 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
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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for attendants
helper,
servant,
assistant,
aide,
custodian,
nurse,
auxiliary,
lackey,
chaperon,
understudy,
domestic,
follower,
companion,
orderly,
usher,
escort,
guide,
secretary,
waitperson
Examples from the Web for attendants
Contemporary Examples of attendants
After fifteen minutes of CPR he is pronounced dead and taken to a mortuary, where attendants see him breathing.
Less than 10 minutes later, the attendants wheeled out the gurney, which now bore a black body bag.
Two attendants climbed out, took a gurney from the back of the van, and disappeared inside the building.
An odd party of five orphans and their attendants are assembled for a birthday celebration on an East Texas ranch.
For this final show, attendants are asked to bring a bowl and a spoon.
Historical Examples of attendants
Her father rode by her side, and a numerous train of attendants followed.
There were attendants, running Turks, and guards before to clear the way.
The attendants are exceedingly civil, and charges regulated by a tariff.
Enter Rumi-naui, torn and ragged, and covered with blood, with two attendants.
The whole was closed by a long line of attendants and domestics.
British Dictionary definitions for attendants- 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
- being in attendance
- associated; accompanying; relatedattendant problems
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Word Origin and History for attendantsn.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.
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