attendee

noun

at·​tend·​ee ə-ˌten-ˈdē How to pronounce attendee (audio)
ˌa-
: a person who is present on a given occasion or at a given place
attendees at a convention

Examples of attendee in a Sentence

There were 300 attendees at the conference.
Recent Examples on the Web The event raised more than $450,000, John Emerson told attendees, who included media mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, a co-chair of Biden’s reelection campaign. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024 This year’s genre-hopping event garnered 12,500 attendees over four nights and featured Peso Pluma, Teezo Touchdown, Young Miko, Faye Webster, Flo Milli, and many more artists at Austin’s famed ACL Live at the Moody Theater. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for attendee 

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Word History

Etymology

see attend

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of attendee was in 1908

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Cite this Entry

“Attendee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendee. Accessed 16 May. 2024.

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