attendant

1 of 2

noun

at·​ten·​dant ə-ˈten-dənt 

1

: one who attends another to perform a service

the bride and her attendants

especially : an employee who waits on customers

a gas-station attendant

2

: something that accompanies : concomitant

the sword, ring, armor, and other attendants of knighthood

3

: attendee

attendants at the festival

attendant

2 of 2

adjective

1

: accompanying, waiting upon, or following in order to perform service

… Cherub and Seraph … attendant on their Lord …

—John Milton

2

: accompanying or following as a consequence or result

problems attendant on pollution

civilization and its attendant morality

—Robert Stone

Synonyms of attendant

Noun

• guide
• escort
• guard
• companion

Adjective

• resultant
• consequent

Examples of attendant in a Sentence

Noun

She let the parking attendant park her car.

let the hotel attendant help them with their bags

Adjective

The town is trying to deal with the population boom and the attendant increase in traffic.

dreaded the coming flu season and the attendant flood of school absences

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The son of Italian nobles, Baldassare Castiglione’s main claim to fame was writing a book of etiquette based on his experience as a courtier, a person who serves as an attendant to a king, queen, or other member of a royal family. —René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

People milled about in suits and sunglasses, as parking attendants guided car after car into a dusty lot. —Rose Evans updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026

Adjective

Yenor’s suggestion that feminism—with its attendant horrors of work outside the home, birth control, and financial independence—has made women neurotic and dependent on pharmaceuticals is now an article of faith on the right. —Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026

At the risk of sounding wishy-washy like Thomas Mann at his worst moments, that understanding of the full spectrum of experience in both types of society and all the attendant nuances that made neither order much better or worse than the other comes across affectingly here. —Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

see attend

Adjective

see attend

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing attendant

• flight attendant

Rhymes for attendant

• appendant
• ascendant
• defendant
• dependant
• dependent
• descendant
• descendent
• intendant
• resplendent
• transcendent
• codefendant
• independent

Kids Definition

attendant

1 of 2 adjective

at·​ten·​dant ə-ˈten-dənt 

: accompanying or following as a result

attendant

2 of 2 noun

1

: one who goes with or serves another

a bride and her attendants

2

: an employee who waits on customers

a gas station attendant

Medical Definition

attendant

noun

at·​ten·​dant ə-ˈten-dənt 

: a person who attends another to perform a service

ward attendants