attendant

 
Pronunciation: /əˈtɛnd(ə)nt/

noun

  • 1a person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place: a cloakroom attendant
  • an assistant to an important person; a servant or courtier: a mosaic of the Empress Theodora with her attendants
  • 2a person who is present on a particular occasion: he had become a regular attendant at chapel

adjective

  • 1occurring with or as a result of: the sea and its attendant attractions
  • 2(of a person) accompanying another as a companion or assistant: a child in a pram with attendant nursemaid

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from atendre 'give one's attention to' (see attend)

Spelling help

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