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.

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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say attendant in sign language?

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. Brian Avery:

   Based on the manufacturer's manual weight limits, [Tyre] should have been prohibited from riding, and the attendant and/or operator had a responsibility to ensure that he was of the appropriate weight to be on the ride in the first place, considering he wasn't, and they didn't check, you know, he was subjected to a known and foreseeable hazard associated with this attraction and unfortunately lost his life as a result of it.

2. Kelsey Myers:

   As a new mom, I’ve been nervous traveling, so... I made sure everything I was taking was like OK. I did the same this past weekend when I left him, and had to pump all weekend, so what I was bringing was allowed, we got to the gate, and there ended up being a two-and-a-half hour delay, and I had to pump on the plane. I went to board and the attendant stopped me, saying I had' too many bags.'.

3. Queen Victoria:

   The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad, wicked folly of Woman's Rights with all its attendant horrors on which her poor, feeble sex is bent, forgetting every sense of womanly feeling and propriety.

4. United Airlines:

   While United did not operate the flight, Ms. Ahmad was our customer and we apologize to her for what occurred on the flight, after investigating this matter, United has ensured that the flight attendant, a Shuttle America employee, will no longer serve United customers.

5. Joe Biden:

   Look, here's the situation, we agree with the One China policy. We signed on to it, and all the attendant agreements made from there, but the idea that it can be taken by force, just taken by force, is( just not) appropriate.

Popularity rank by frequency of use