attendant
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noun \ə-ˈten-dənt\Definition of ATTENDANT
1
: one who attends another to perform a service; especially : an employee who waits on customers
2
: something that accompanies : concomitant
3
: attendee
See Examples of ATTENDANT
- She let the parking attendant park her car.
- <let the hotel attendant help them with their bags>
First Known Use of ATTENDANT
15th century
Rhymes with ATTENDANT
2attendant
adjectiveDefinition of ATTENDANT
1
: accompanying, waiting upon, or following in order to perform service <Cherub and Seraph…attendant on their Lord — John Milton>
2
: accompanying or following as a consequence or result <problems attendant on pollution> <civilization and its attendant morality — Robert Stone>
Examples of ATTENDANT
- The town is trying to deal with the population boom and the attendant increase in traffic.
- <dreaded the coming flu season and the attendant flood of school absences>
First Known Use of ATTENDANT
15th century
Related to ATTENDANT
- Synonyms
- resultant, consequent, consequential, due (to)
at·ten·dant
noun \ə-ˈten-dənt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ATTENDANT
: a person who attends another to perform a service <ward attendants>
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