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attendant

attendant

3 3.6
Present at an event or meeting
  • adjective
  • /əˈtɛndənt/
translation icon : presente
  • And why is it that in the middle of farm country—with its attendant low land costs—that St. Louis even considered densifying the dependent poor?

Examples

  • Museum openings, fashion shows, and concerts all attracted La Movida's celebrities and attendant media.

    Academic text (2018)
  • It's critical to screen mentors, since even among excellent teachers, there are those who would prefer to forego the attendant professional recognition or who wish to make their contributions in other ways, such as through music curriculum development or music program administration.

    Academic text (2006)
  • But the Metro and its attendant bus hub is a whole different story.

    Blog text (19)
  • Swimming in the outside pool on the Lido deck made Christmas, with all its attendant memories, seem far away.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • A fine example described by Weil is the Mother Elephant mask and its attendant meanings.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Previously, patents and their attendant exclusivity rights were foreign concepts not conducive to Chinese culture.

    Blog text (14)
  • It also assumes that attendant service costs do not escalate at similar multiples to gas prices.

    Blog text (14)
  • Founded in 1994, SPY continues to focus on building stylish, innovative products for the hip, laid-back surf lifestyle and the attendant action sports cultures, as well as the fashion scene that the brand has seen so much success in recently.

    Blog text (15)
  • For Documenta, a bellwether art-world event held every five years in Kassel with attendant transatlantic pilgrimages, this is the norm.

    Academic text (2002)
  • At the conference, the speaker was accompanied by several attendant experts in the field.

Antonyms

139 1.0

Not present where expected or not existing when needed

Compounds

A person who looks after passengers on an airplane and keeps them safe and comfortable

hospital attendant
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A person who helps patients and keeps the hospital clean but does not give medical treatment

A person who serves food and helps guests in a dining room

A person who moves and looks after passengers' luggage at an airport or train station

A person who serves guests and shows them to their table in a restaurant

How Influential

minister
  • UK
862 3.0
favorite
  • US
32 1.0
courtier
14 8.9
confidant
30 5.1
attendant
3 3.6

Surface Forms

attendant positive

Morphology

attendant = attend (transparent) = attend + ant

Formed directly from the verb 'attend' with the adjectival/agentive suffix '-ant'; the meaning 'present' follows directly from 'attend'.

Etymology

Attendant comes from old parts ad- 'to' and tendere 'to stretch', an image of 'moving toward' that led to the idea of paying attention, as in attend and attention. So an attendant person is someone who is 'present' at an event.