: 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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Outraged attendees who were joined by Zoom began flooding the chat with comments that were read aloud for the in-person group to hear. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Then Bottura started saucing it, slicing it and feeding event attendees who had gathered to watch the spectacle unfold. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Jean shorts helped attendees beat the heat, and there was even some unexpected layering, like a jean shift dress worn over baggy jeans. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 As attendees, including Ariana DeBose and Patricia Clarkson, tucked into sweet Forelle pears and a main course of Branzino, the atmosphere was decidedly more serene than the savagery witnessed earlier on stage. — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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