Definition of attendant
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
attendant
adjectiveDefinition of attendant (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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The first known use of attendant was in the 14th century
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