attendant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈtɛndənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈtɛndənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə tendənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
at•tend•ant /əˈtɛndənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who waits on, cares for, or looks after someone or something.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. being present or in attendance;
    accompanying:the champion with his attendant admirers.
  2. associated;
    related: poverty and its attendant hardships.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
at•tend•ant  (ə tendənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who attends another, as to perform a service.
  2. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]an usher or clerk.
  3. a corollary or concomitant thing or quality.
  4. a person who is present, as at a meeting.

adj. 
  1. being present or in attendance;
    accompanying.
  2. consequent;
    concomitant;
    associated;
    related:winter holidays and attendant parties;war and its attendant evils;poverty and its attendant hardships.
  • Middle French, present participle of attendre to notice, await. See attend, -ant
  • Middle English 1350–1400
at•tendant•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged escort, companion, comrade; follower, retainer, servant.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accompaniment, consequence.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
attendant / əˈtɛndənt/
  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
  3. a person who is present
  1. being in attendance
  2. associated; accompanying; related: attendant problems
'attendant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: works as a [parking, security, flight] attendant, ask the flight attendant for [help, a glass of water], An attendant will be with you shortly., more...

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