attendee
Americannoun
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attendees
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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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Next to the congresswoman, the star attendee is a student at Sam Houston Elementary School who dressed up for school as her role model, who happened to be Monica De La Cruz.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Dressed in a ball cap, jeans and a Carhartt jacket, he quipped to one attendee that he was going as “the real Dan” for Halloween.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
"Sometimes we have to be out here, especially in these tumultuous times where people have to show their identification," said rally attendee Nicolas Hernandez, 39.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
One attendee among about 200 members at the meeting told BBC Sport the atmosphere in the room remained mixed.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
One of the event’s coordinators let her know that “her greatest fan,” a fellow attendee, wanted to meet her.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Despite regional efforts to bring about a detente, the general consensus among attendees at the security summit was that more war is coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The firm told attendees it planned to accept applications starting Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Burgers are available, with accompanying plastic bags that include lettuce, tomato, and pickle, to allow attendees to individually dress their sandwiches.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Other attendees at Klum's party this year included actors Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, who surprised attendees by dressing as the twins from the horror film The Shining.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
For some attendees, whose career goals didn’t involve combat, it was a way to get a taste of what the combat experience feels like.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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