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attendee

noun · 3 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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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who is attended.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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: attendant, attender, meeter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: participant

Narrower terms: conventioneer, partygoer, symposiast

History

Etymology

From attend + -ee.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: assistent — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出席者 (chūxízhě) — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Esperanto: ĉeestanto — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Galician: presente — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Galician: asistente — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Indonesian: hadirin — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Macedonian: посе́тител (posétitel) — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Māori: kaitāri — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Māori: kaitatū — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Norwegian: fremmøtte — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Polish: uczestnik — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Portuguese: participante — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Portuguese: espectador — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Russian: уча́стник (učástnik) — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Russian: уча́стница (učástnica) — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Spanish: asistente — a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出席者 (chūxízhě) — a visitor of or participant in an event
  • Esperanto: partoprenanto — a visitor of or participant in an event
  • French: participant — a visitor of or participant in an event
  • Galician: participante — a visitor of or participant in an event
  • Indonesian: peserta — a visitor of or participant in an event
  • Māori: kaitatū — a visitor of or participant in an event
  • Polish: uczestnik — a visitor of or participant in an event
  • Portuguese: participante — a visitor of or participant in an event
  • Russian: уча́стник (učástnik) — a visitor of or participant in an event
  • Russian: уча́стница (učástnica) — a visitor of or participant in an event