at·ten·dant ( -t n dnt)n. 1. One who attends or waits on another. 2. One who is present. 3. An accompanying thing or circumstance; a concomitant. adj. 1. Being present: ships and attendant sailors. 2. Accompanying or following as a result: attendant circumstances. at·ten dant·ly adv. |
attendant [əˈtɛndənt]
n
1. a person who accompanies or waits upon another
2. (Business / Professions) a person employed to assist, guide, or provide a service for others, esp for the general public a lavatory attendant
3. a person who is present
4. a logical consequence or natural accompaniment hatred is often an attendant of jealousy
adj
1. being in attendance
2. associated; accompanying; related attendant problems
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  attendant - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of anothercompanion - one paid to accompany or assist or live with another assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" baggageman - an attendant who takes care of baggage batman - an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding caddie, golf caddie - an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player checker - an attendant who checks coats or baggage courtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereign cupbearer - the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine equerry - a personal attendant of the British royal family escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone esquire - (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood famulus - a close attendant (as to a scholar) gillie - a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief groomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding loader - an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game matron of honor - a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding hospital attendant, orderly - a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients orderly - a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" varlet, page - in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood page - a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings racker - an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack rocker - an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle second - the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match servitor - someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else squire - young nobleman attendant on a knight flight attendant, steward - an attendant on an airplane litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer - one who helps carry a stretcher trainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion |
| 2. | attendant - a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" conventioneer - someone who attends a convention participant - someone who takes part in an activity partygoer - someone who is attending a party; "the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers" symposiast - someone who participates in a symposium | |
| 3. | attendant - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" background - relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background" | |
| Adj. | 1. | attendant - being present (at meeting or event etc.) "attendant members of the congreation" present - being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" |
| 2. | attendant - following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments" |
attendant
noun
adjective
accompanying, related, associated, accessory, consequent, resultant, concomitant His victory, and all the attendant publicity, were deserved.
Translations
attendant [əˈtendənt]
A. N
1. (in car park, museum) → guarda mf, celador(a) m/f (Theat) → acomodador(a) m/f; (at wedding etc) → acompañante mf
B. ADJ
1. (frm) (= associated) → relacionado, concomitante
the attendant circumstances → las circunstancias concomitantes
the attendant difficulties → las dificultades intrínsecas
old age and its attendant ills → la vejez y los achaques correspondientes
the risks attendant on the exploration of the unknown → los riesgos que conlleva la exploración de lo desconocido
the attendant circumstances → las circunstancias concomitantes
the attendant difficulties → las dificultades intrínsecas
old age and its attendant ills → la vejez y los achaques correspondientes
the risks attendant on the exploration of the unknown → los riesgos que conlleva la exploración de lo desconocido
attendant
n (in retinue) → Begleiter(in) m(f); (in public toilets) → Toilettenwart m, → Toilettenfrau f; (in swimming baths) → Bademeister(in) m(f); (in art galleries, museums) → Aufseher(in) m(f), → Wärter(in) m(f); (= medical attendant) → Krankenpfleger(in) m(f); (of royalty) → Kammerherr m → /-frau f; her attendants → ihr Gefolge nt
adj
problems etc → (da)zugehörig, damit verbunden; attendant circumstances → Begleitumstände pl; old age and its attendant ills → Alter und die damit verbundenen Beschwerden; to be attendant (up)on something → mit etw zusammenhängen, etw begleiten
(form: = serving) to be attendant on somebody (lady-in-waiting etc) → jdm aufwarten; there were two attendant nurses → es waren zwei Krankenschwestern anwesend
attendant [əˈtɛndənt] n
attendant [əˈtɛndənt] n
1. (in car park, museum) → custode m/f; (servant) → attendente m/f, persona di servizio
2. adj (frm) → concomitante
attendant [əˈtɛndənt] n
1. (in car park, museum) → custode m/f; (servant) → attendente m/f, persona di servizio
2. adj (frm) → concomitante
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