: 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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Agenda Welcome and introduction (5 minutes) Technology editor Amy O’Brien and executive editor Hilary Milnes welcome attendees, outline the session, and highlight key discussion topics. Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026 The sidebar returns with four microbudget films, and the rest of the lineup is filled with bold domestic and international titles that just might introduce attendees to their new favorite filmmaker. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026 Organizers hoped the shows would draw 250,000 attendees and inaugurate the city as a home for jazz events on par with New Orleans and Montreal. Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Protests in support of Fedorov have continued for the past month, losing some of their early momentum but still regularly drawing a couple thousand attendees in Kyiv. CNN Money, 18 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2026.

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