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attendant

[ uh-ten-duhnt ]

noun

  1. a person who attends attend another, as to perform a service.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. Chiefly British. an usher or clerk.
  3. a corollary or concomitant thing or quality.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. a person who is present, as at a meeting.


adjective

  1. being present or in attendance; accompanying.
  2. consequent; concomitant; associated; related: poverty and its attendant hardships.

    winter holidays and attendant parties; war and its attendant evils;

    poverty and its attendant hardships.

attendant

/ əˈɛԻəԳ /

noun

  1. a person who accompanies or waits upon another
  2. a person employed to assist, guide, or provide a service for others, esp for the general public

    a lavatory attendant

  3. a person who is present
  4. a logical consequence or natural accompaniment

    hatred is often an attendant of jealousy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. being in attendance
  2. associated; accompanying; related

    attendant problems

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٱԻaԳ· adverb
  • p··ٱԻaԳ noun adjective
  • ܲa·ٱԻaԳ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of attendant1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, present participle of attendre “to notice, await”; attend, -ant
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The women - who include hotel managers, flight attendants and accountants - swiftly bond, sharing their personal stories with each other and the viewers.

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Shortly after, the lawsuit alleges, the hospital announced an opening for a full-time morgue attendant position.

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Here, he plays Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinovich, the emotionally troubled but strong-willed chief attendant in the emergency room at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital.

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A petrol station attendant told the BBC in a hushed voice that ordinary people didn't want the country to slide into civil war.

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Which is fitting, considering he’s a flight attendant.

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