at|tend|ant

at|tend|ant
at|tend|ant «uh TEHN duhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a person who waits on another, such as a servant or follower. SYNONYM(S): escort, companion.
2. an employee who waits on customers.
3. an accompanying thing or event. SYNONYM(S): accompaniment.
4. a person who is present.
–adj.
1. waiting on another to help or serve: »

An attendant nurse is at the sick man's bedside.

SYNONYM(S): assistant, auxiliary.
2. going with as a result; accompanying: »

attendant circumstances. Coughing and sneezing are some of the attendant discomforts of a cold.

SYNONYM(S): consequent, concomitant.
3. present: »

attendant hearers.


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