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.
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The city also held 24 public events and engaged with more than 870 attendees during that period to inform the plan's priorities and strategies. Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 14 June 2026 Patrick was addressing attendees of the Republican Party of Texas’ state convention in Houston from the event’s main stage. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026 The attendees debated where all these new treatments might fit in, especially with Eli Lilly currently dominating the market for shots and impressing attendees with data from its experimental triple-acting drug retatrutide that produced the most weight loss seen yet. Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 13 June 2026 Among the funeral attendees were also prominent figures from American politics and culture, such as former president Joe Biden, former speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, talk show host David Letterman, and fashion designer Carolina Herrera. Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for attendee

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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“Attendee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendee. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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