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
1
: accompanying, waiting upon, or following in order to perform service
Cherub and Seraph … attendant on their Lord—
John Milton
John Milton2
: accompanying or following as a consequence or result
problems attendant on pollution
civilization and its attendant morality—Robert Stone
Robert StoneSynonyms
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
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Beginning at five-years-old, Minasian worked with his father, Zack Sr., a longtime clubhouse manager for the Texas Rangers from 1988 to 2009, as a bat boy and clubhouse attendant.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
While Arizona had seen people moving in from other states and the attendant home price increases even before 2020, the pandemic accelerated and expanded that trend to other Sun Belt and more affordable states.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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Noun
His four sons — Rudy is the oldest and Calvin wedged between Perry and Zack — all served as bat boys and clubhouse attendants, immersed in the day-to-day routines of big league players.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Beginning at five-years-old, Minasian worked with his father, Zack Sr., a longtime clubhouse manager for the Texas Rangers from 1988 to 2009, as a bat boy and clubhouse attendant.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
By contrast, sorrow, mourning, and darkness are the attendant scores of the modern ghost story.
—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
While Arizona had seen people moving in from other states and the attendant home price increases even before 2020, the pandemic accelerated and expanded that trend to other Sun Belt and more affordable states.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendant. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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attendant
1 of 2 adjective
at·ten·dant
ə-ˈten-dənt
: accompanying or following as a result
attendant
2 of 2 noun1
: 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
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