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 final memorial service at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s headquarters on the South Side of Chicago included a few hundred attendees, most of whom were family members, allies and confidants. Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026 Pro-regime attendees of a vigil for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City on Friday evening, clashed with anti-regime protestors. Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Mar. 2026 Girls got to play meteorologists in front of the CBS Colorado green screen but there were also new installations, like one, where attendees got to extract DNA from a strawberry. Lauren Whitney, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 As always, Mexicans will rise to the occasion with efficiency, creativity and fun, to make sure all attendees feel safe and successfully enjoy every match of the 2026 World Cup. Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.

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