attendee
Americannoun
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attendees
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of attendee
Explanation
An attendee is a person who shows up at an event or meeting. If you go to your family reunion every summer, you can say you're a regular attendee. Conferences, conventions, and other gatherings need to have attendees so they can proceed as planned. You might be a French club attendee at school or a regular town bike swap attendee. The original word for attendee was attender, but its meaning came to be "someone who waits on others," while attendee, as of the mid-20th century, was "someone who attends."
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Festival attendee Azareal Hernandez-Moreno said she was most excited for the Hard Summer lineup this year because “it’s for us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“I think that because the demographic here is very Latino, we’re all supporting each other,” said Frida Mitre, a Hard Summer attendee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Le Pen continued to advocate for significant state intervention in the economy, according to an attendee who said he wasn’t impressed with her message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
This fear was evident in the response of an attendee at the “Rededicate 250” prayer service in May.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Of the twenty other people at Edmonds’s séance, an unnamed man wrote about his experience as an attendee that same night.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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A tribute to her was originally cancelled after the news of her death, but it was later reinstated after the organiser was contacted by attendees asking whether there will be a chance to remember her.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"They recruited US citizens to engage in sham marriages, arranged sham wedding ceremonies complete with officiants, wedding attire, photographers, and attendees," McDonald said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
As concerts become more expensive, attendees can be reluctant to pay the premium for official products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
When the slumber party started at 8 p.m., the eight attendees gathered in Tail Town’s front lobby, home to resident fluffy cat queen Miss Yvonne and office manager Grizzly Bear, a brown tabby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Candles glow in stained-glass sconces, casting dancing light over the party and its attendees.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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