attendantUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈtɛndənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈtɛndənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə ten′dənt)
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attendant
An attendant is someone whose job is to help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom. She stopped the car and asked the attendant to fill it up. Someone who works in a shop selling goods to customers is not an ‘attendant’. A person like this is called a shop assistant. I asked the shop assistant for a receipt. In American English, this person is called a sales clerk. She worked as a sales clerk in a record store. Forum discussions with the word(s) "attendant" in the title: a rush of energy.../ an archaically ground lens.../ an attendant script... - English Only forum
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