attendant
a person who attends another, as to perform a service.
Chiefly British. an usher or clerk.
a corollary or concomitant thing or quality.
a person who is present, as at a meeting.
being present or in attendance; accompanying.
consequent; concomitant; associated; related: winter holidays and attendant parties; war and its attendant evils;poverty and its attendant hardships.
Origin of attendant
1Other words for attendant
Other words from attendant
- at·tend·ant·ly, adverb
- su·per·at·tend·ant, noun, adjective
- un·at·tend·ant, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for attendant
/ (əˈtɛndənt) /
a person who accompanies or waits upon another
a person employed to assist, guide, or provide a service for others, esp for the general public: a lavatory attendant
a person who is present
a logical consequence or natural accompaniment: hatred is often an attendant of jealousy
being in attendance
associated; accompanying; related: attendant problems
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