attendant
adj.
present (of a person); accompanying
n.
servant; usher, steward; one who accompanies and serves
Attendant
attendant
Noun
1. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
(synonym) attender, tender
(hypernym) assistant, helper, help, supporter
(hyponym) companion
(derivation) serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist
2. a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
(synonym) attender, attendee, meeter
(hypernym) participant
(hyponym) conventioneer
(derivation) attend, go to
Adjective
1. following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"
(synonym) accompanying, concomitant, incidental, incidental to(p)
(similar) related, related to
attendre
v.
await, hold the line, hang on; hang about, meet; stay, stick around; look forward to, expect; watch, abide
Attendant
(v. t.)
Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir.
(v. t.)
Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.
(v. t.)
Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils.
(n.)
That which accompanies; a concomitant.
(n.)
One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another.
(n.)
One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting.
(n.)
One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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