Definitions for attendant
əˈtɛn dəntat·ten·dant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attendant, attender, tendernoun

   someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

2. attendant, attender, attendee, meeternoun

   a person who is present and participates in a meeting

   "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"

3. accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrenceadjective

   an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

4. attendantadjective

   being present (at meeting or event etc.) "attendant members of the congreation"

5. attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequentadjective

   following or accompanying as a consequence

   "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attendantnoun

   One who attends; one who works with or watches something.

   Give your keys to the parking attendants and they will park your car for you.

2. attendantadjective

   Going with; associated; concomitant.

   They promoted him to supervisor, with all the attendant responsibilities and privileges.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attendantadjective

   Accompanying as subordinate.

   Etymology: attendant, Fr.

   Other suns, perhaps,
   With their attendant moons, thou wilt descry,
   Communicating male and female light. Par. Lost, b. viii.

2. Attendantnoun

   1. One that attends.

   I will be returned forthwith; dismiss your attendant there; look it be done. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   2. One that belongs to the train.

   When some gracious monarch dies,
   Soft whispers first and mournful murmurs rise
   Among the sad attendants. Dryden.

   3. One that waits the pleasure of another, as a suitor or agent.

   I endeavour that my reader may not wait long for my meaning: to give an attendant quick dispatch is a civility. Thomas Burnet, Theory, Preface.

   4. One that is present at any thing.

   He was a constant attendant at all meetings relating to charity, without contributing. Jonathan Swift, Fates of Clergymen.

   5. In law.One that oweth a duty or service to another; or, after a sort, dependeth upon another. John Cowell6. That which is united with another; a concomitant; a consequent.

   Beware,
   And govern well thy appetite, lest sin
   Surprize thee, and her black attendant, death. Par. L. b. vii.

   They secure themselves first from doing nothing, and then from doing ill; the one being so close an attendant on the other, that it is scarce possible to sever them. Decay of Piety.

   He had an unlimited sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits, which prompted him to engage in travels. Alexander Pope, Ess. on H.

   It is hard to take into view all the attendants or consequents that will be concerned in the determination of a question. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

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1. attendant

   An attendant is a person who performs services for another person or an organization. This can involve various tasks such as assisting, helping, taking care, serving, or accompanying a person, often in a specific role or in a particular place. The term is commonly used in contexts such as customer service, healthcare, or event management.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attendantverb

   being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting

2. Attendantverb

   accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils

3. Attendantverb

   depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir

4. Attendantnoun

   one who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor

5. Attendantnoun

   one who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting

6. Attendantnoun

   that which accompanies; a concomitant

7. Attendantnoun

   one who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another

8. Etymology: [F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre. See Attend, v. t.]

Matched Categories

1. • Assistant

How to pronounce attendant?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of attendant in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of attendant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of attendant in a Sentence

1. Jackson Lee:

   I could overhear her speaking with a flight attendant (an African American woman), i saw the gate agent go to the seat of the individual who was walking back and forth before we took off.

2. Harrison Ford:

   On being an actor .nothing more than a worker in a service occupation . It's like being a waiter or a gas station attendant, but I'm waiting on 6 million people in a week if I'm lucky.

3. Erin Sykes -LRB- @SykesStyle -RRB-:

   I asked the( flight attendant) for a mask before we even took off, but there was none available, it was so obvious that a large number of people were ill well before takeoff.

4. Justin Wetherell:

   But when I work as a flight attendant, I am forced into one of two standards, often for up to four days at a time. I am willing to follow all of the elements of the uniform policy for professional attire, as I do when I work as an instructor, but I don't want to be forced into a binary uniform that excludes me and leads to me being misgendered at work.

5. Air Wisconsin:

   Please reach out to Air Wisconsin for their statement about their flight attendant. You may already know this was not a United flight attendant or crew.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=attendant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Attendant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=attendant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendant