at·ten·dant
ə-ˈten-dənt 
1
: one who attends another to perform a service
the bride and her attendants
especially
: an employee who waits on customers
a gas-station attendant
2
: something that accompanies : concomitant
the sword, ring, armor, and other attendants of knighthood
3
: attendee
attendants at the festival
1
: accompanying, waiting upon, or following in order to perform service
… Cherub and Seraph … attendant on their Lord …—
John Milton
John Milton2
: accompanying or following as a consequence or result
problems attendant on pollution
civilization and its attendant morality—Robert Stone
Robert StoneExamples of attendant in a Sentence
Noun
She let the parking attendant park her car.
let the hotel attendant help them with their bags
Adjective
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
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Jachino said the Elk Grove Food Bank could use parking attendants to help direct traffic in their lot, but there are dwindling supplies for volunteers to sort.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Such are the attendant challenges of the fall calendar, when the only sportscaster whose schedule makes Mike Tirico look like an agoraphobe yo-yos his way across the map and on to the next NHL, NFL or MLB game.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Nearly 200,000 workers are employed in animal care and services, including kennel attendants, groomers, stable hands, zoo keepers and animal trainers.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Jachino said the Elk Grove Food Bank could use parking attendants to help direct traffic in their lot, but there are dwindling supplies for volunteers to sort.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Assuming some children wimped out after the first drink, this statistic suggests that large numbers of Jacksonian-era adults were rolling eight belts deep seven days a week, with all the attendant implications for social and political life.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Such are the attendant challenges of the fall calendar, when the only sportscaster whose schedule makes Mike Tirico look like an agoraphobe yo-yos his way across the map and on to the next NHL, NFL or MLB game.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendant. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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attendant
1 of 2 adjective
at·ten·dant
ə-ˈten-dənt
: accompanying or following as a result
attendant
2 of 2 noun1
: one who goes with or serves another
a bride and her attendants
2
: an employee who waits on customers
a gas station attendant
Medical Definition
attendant
noun
at·ten·dant
ə-ˈten-dənt
: a person who attends another to perform a service
ward attendants
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