Attendant Definition

ə-tĕndənt
attendants
noun
attendants
One who attends or waits on another.
American Heritage
A person who attends or serves.
An attendant at the zoo, a queen's attendants.
Webster's New World
One who is present.
American Heritage
A person present.
Webster's New World
An accompanying thing or circumstance; a concomitant.
American Heritage
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adjective
Attending or serving.
An attendant nurse.
Webster's New World
Accompanying or following as a result.
Attendant circumstances.
American Heritage
Being present.
Webster's New World
Accompanying as a circumstance or result.
Attendant difficulties.
Webster's New World
Accompanying; resulting in. For example, in criminal law, the definitions of several crimes require the presence or absence of attendant circumstances; for example, the absence of consent to be touched is required for an offensive touching to be considered a battery.
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Other Word Forms of Attendant

Noun

Singular:
attendant
Plural:
attendants

Origin of Attendant

  • Middle French

    From Wiktionary

Attendant Sentence Examples

  • The flight attendant approached and asked, "Can I get you anything?"

  • An attendant came in with punch.

  • The attendant made a hopeless gesture.

  • This attracted the attention of the attendant, who in response to the call inserted a plug into the spring-jack and connected the speaking apparatus to the circuit by means of the key.

  • Sometimes the fylgia is represented as a kind of attendant spirit, belonging to each individual person.

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Words Starting With

AATATT

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TNTANT

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