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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Welsh comedy actress and writer Ruth Jones (who co-created the BBC hit Gavin & Stacey with James Corden) and fashion designer Julien Macdonald were among the notable attendees, along with local businesses like Cocos Coffee and Candles and Enaid Wellness. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 In 2017, a terrorist attack occurred outside a Grande concert in Manchester, England, with a suicide bomber killing 22 attendees. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025 The now-viral footage of yellow carpet on November 13, showed the cast moving through a tunnel of cheering attendees and photographers when a man suddenly forced his way past security and cameras. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 Four students were arrested earlier that day for vandalism, and a 45-year-old attendee was hospitalized after being struck in the head with a glass object. Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025 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 Nov. 2025.

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