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attendant

adj · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈtɛndənt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 T EH1 N D AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Going with; associated; concomitant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • They promoted him to supervisor, with all the attendant responsibilities and privileges.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Depending on, or owing duty or service to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • the widow attendant to the heir

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Give your keys to the parking attendants and they will park your car for you.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attender

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A servant or valet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

That which accompanies or follows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

One who owes a duty or service to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

following or accompanying as a consequence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
  • snags incidental to the changeover in management
  • attendant circumstances
  • the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
  • the ensuant response to his appeal
  • the resultant savings were considerable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

being present (at meeting or event etc.)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • attendant members of the congreation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accompaniment, concomitant, co-occurrence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event

Narrower terms: associate, background

11

noun

Meaning 11

a person who is present and participates in a meeting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was a regular attender at department meetings
  • the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attender, attendee, meeter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: participant

Narrower terms: conventioneer, partygoer, symposiast

12

noun

Meaning 12

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attender, tender

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assistant, helper, help, supporter

Narrower terms: companion, baggageman, batman, bellboy, bellman, bellhop, bridesmaid, maid of honor, caddie, golf caddie, checker, courtier, cupbearer, equerry, escort, esquire, famulus, gillie, groomsman, lifeguard, lifesaver, linkboy, linkman, loader, matron of honor, orderly, hospital attendant, page, varlet, racker, rocker, second, servitor, squire, gallant, steward, flight attendant, stretcher-bearer, litter-bearer, trainbearer, waker, rouser, arouser

History

Etymology

From Middle English attendant, attendaunt, from Old French attendant. By surface analysis, attend + -ant.

Across languages

Translations

133 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: придружаващ (pridružavašt) — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Bulgarian: свързан (svǎrzan) — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Finnish: asianmukainen — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Finnish: siihen kuuluva — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Finnish: liittyvä — going with; associated; concomitant
  • German: zugehörig — going with; associated; concomitant
  • German: anwesend — going with; associated; concomitant
  • German: begleitend — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Hungarian: vele/azzal járó/kapcsolatos — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Hungarian: hozzá/ahhoz tartozó/kapcsolódó — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Occitan: associat — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Occitan: concomitant — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Occitan: inerent — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Occitan: indissociable — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Portuguese: inerente — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Portuguese: respectivo — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Russian: сопу́тствующий (sopútstvujuščij) — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Russian: сопровожда́ющий (soprovoždájuščij) — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Russian: свя́занный (svjázannyj) — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Spanish: concomitante — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Spanish: inherente — going with; associated; concomitant
  • Ukrainian: супровідний (suprovidnyj) — going with; associated; concomitant
  • German: abhängig — depending on; owing duty or service to
  • German: verpflichtet — depending on; owing duty or service to
  • Bulgarian: спътник (spǎtnik) — one who attends
  • Bulgarian: съпроводител (sǎprovoditel) — one who attends
  • Chinese Mandarin: 服务员 (fúwùyuán) — one who attends
  • Finnish: avustaja — one who attends
  • Finnish: apulainen — one who attends
  • Finnish: valvoja — one who attends
  • Finnish: vartija — one who attends
  • Finnish: vahti — one who attends
  • Finnish: virkailija — one who attends
  • Galician: asistente — one who attends
  • German: Begleiter — one who attends
  • German: Begleiterin — one who attends
  • German: Bewacher — one who attends
  • German: Bewacherin — one who attends
  • German: Wächter — one who attends
  • German: Wächterin — one who attends
  • German: Aufpasser — one who attends
  • German: Aufpasserin — one who attends
  • German: Aufseher m Aufseherin — one who attends
  • German: Wärter — one who attends
  • German: Wärterin — one who attends
  • German: Begleitperson — one who attends
  • German: Aufsichtsperson — one who attends
  • Ancient Greek: ἀμφίπολος (amphípolos) — one who attends
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀀𐀠𐀦𐀫 (a-pi-qo-ro) — one who attends
  • Hungarian: alkalmazott — one who attends
  • Hungarian: kiszolgáló — one who attends
  • Hungarian: felügyelő — one who attends
  • Hungarian: őr — one who attends
  • Ido: helpanto — one who attends
  • Ido: helpero — one who attends
  • Italian: assistente — one who attends
  • Latin: pedisequus — one who attends
  • Latin: pedisequa — one who attends
  • Macedonian: слу́жбеник (slúžbenik) — one who attends
  • Macedonian: чи́новник (čínovnik) — one who attends
  • Māori: kaitaurima — one who attends
  • Portuguese: assistente — one who attends
  • Portuguese: atendedor — one who attends
  • Portuguese: atendedora — one who attends
  • Russian: слу́жащий (slúžaščij) — one who attends
  • Russian: слу́жащая (slúžaščaja) — one who attends
  • Russian: служи́тель (služítelʹ) — one who attends
  • Russian: служи́тельница (služítelʹnica) — one who attends
  • Russian: чино́вник (činóvnik) — one who attends
  • Russian: чино́вница (činóvnica) — one who attends
  • Russian: спу́тник (spútnik) — one who attends
  • Russian: спу́тница (spútnica) — one who attends
  • Russian: сопровожда́ющий (soprovoždájuščij) — one who attends
  • Russian: сопровожда́ющая (soprovoždájuščaja) — one who attends
  • Russian: сопровожда́ющее лицо́ (soprovoždájuščeje licó) — one who attends
  • Scottish Gaelic: neach-frithealaidh — one who attends
  • Spanish: asistente — one who attends
  • Spanish: guarda — one who attends
  • Spanish: atendiente — one who attends
  • Tibetan: བྲན་གཡོག — one who attends
  • Ukrainian: обслуговуюча особа (obsluhovujuča osoba) — one who attends
  • Ukrainian: служитель (služytelʹ) — one who attends
  • French: vendeur — sales attendant
  • French: vendeuse — sales attendant
  • Hungarian: eladó — sales attendant
  • Hungarian: eladónő — sales attendant
  • Italian: addetto — sales attendant
  • Italian: inserviente — sales attendant
  • Bulgarian: прислужник (prislužnik) — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仆人 (púrén) — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Finnish: palvelija — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Finnish: lakeija — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Diener — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Dienerin — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Lakai — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Kammerdiener — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Kammerdienerin — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Zofe — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Bediensteter — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Bedienstete — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Bediener — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Bedienerin — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Dienstbote — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Dienstbotin — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Ancient Greek: ὑπηρέτης (hupērétēs) — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Ancient Greek: θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Hungarian: szolga — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Hungarian: lakáj — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Hungarian: komornyik — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Hungarian: szobalány — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Hungarian: cseléd — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Hungarian: inas — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Irish: eachlach — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Italian: servitore — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Italian: domestico — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Māori: hāwini — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Māori: wheteke — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • Middle English: serjaunt — servant, valet, domestic worker
  • German: Besucher — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • German: Besucherin — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • German: Gast — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • German: Gästin — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • German: Kunde — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • German: Kundin — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • Hungarian: látogató — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • Hungarian: résztvevő — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • Hungarian: vendég — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • Hungarian: ügyfél — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • Hungarian: vevő — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • Hungarian: kuncsaft — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • Italian: partecipante — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • Macedonian: посетител (posetitel) — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
  • Macedonian: посетителка (posetitelka) — visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender
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