noun
attendant
uh-TEHN-duhnt
noun
1
A person whose job is to help or serve people in a particular place, such as a parking lot or flight.
"The flight attendant offered us drinks before takeoff."
adj
1
Accompanying or resulting from something else, often problems that come along with a situation.
"The new policy brought with it several attendant complications."
How to Use Attendant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAs a noun, someone employed to serve or assist; as an adjective, something that naturally comes along with something else.
Common pairings
flight attendant
parking attendant
attendant risks
Word Forms
attendants plural
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Etymology
From Old French attendant, from the verb attendre — literally "one who attends."