: 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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Here, a very dear, longtime local friend officiated the service with just a few attendees which included a blacktip reef shark and a colony of marine iguanas. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 Both talks unite established creative duos while putting two festival fixtures front and center, with Dhont a former attendee turned jury member, and Bertelmann, a two-time WSA Film Composer of the Year. — Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 While the Saint Laurent spring 2027 show had attendees enveloped in gold, the metallic hue was not the only shimmering moment at what some are calling Anthony Vaccarello’s final show for the French luxury fashion house. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 Trump invited attendees of a Hispanic Heritage Month to be among the first to walk on his ballroom floor. — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 30 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 1 Oct. 2026.

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