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attendant noun [ əˈtɛnd(ə)nt ]

• a person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place.
• "a cloakroom attendant"
Similar: steward, waiter, waitress, porter, servant, menial, auxiliary, assistant, helper, caretaker, keeper, concierge, warden, waitperson, tender, garçon,
• a person who is present on a particular occasion.
• "he had become a regular attendant at chapel"

attendant adjective

• occurring with or as a result of.
• "the sea and its attendant attractions"
Similar: accompanying, associated, related, connected, concomitant, accessory, resultant, resulting, consequent,
• (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).


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