Attendant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈtendənt|  American pronunciation of the word attendant
Brit.  |əˈtend(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word attendant

noun

- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another (syn: tender)
- a person who is present and participates in a meeting (syn: attendee)
- an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another (syn: accompaniment, co-occurrence, concomitant)

adjective

- being present (at a meeting or event, etc.)
attendant members of the congregation
- occurring with or following as a consequence (syn: accompanying, collateral, concomitant, consequent, incidental, resultant, sequent)
an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
attendant circumstances

Extra examples

She let the parking attendant park her car.

...let the hotel attendant help them with their bags...

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...

This author was a constant attendant upon this great prince.

Melancholy is a common attendant on poetic genius.

From the attendant flotilla rang notes of triumph.

Drugs are one of the issues attendant on running a school.

Copies of meeting agenda must be available to all meeting attendants.

The chance to travel around the world attracted me to a career as a flight attendant.

Don't unbuckle your seat belt until the flight attendant says it is safe to move around the cabin.

...my woolgathering was abruptly interrupted by a question from the flight attendant...

Give your hat to the checkroom attendant.

Sarah took the glass proffered by the attendant.

Word forms

noun
singular: attendant
plural: attendants
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