Attendant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

a person who is present and participates in a meeting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹaɪbd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtˈɛndənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtˈɛndənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹaɪbd/.

Examples

he was a regular attender at department meetings
the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
attendant members of the congreation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

concomitant ensuant attendee meeter accompaniment resultant sequent co-occurrence incidental attender consequent accompanying tender

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
noun	a person who is present and participates in a meeting “he was a regular attender at department meetings”
noun	an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
adjective	being present (at meeting or event etc.) “attendant members of the congreation”
adjective	following or accompanying as a consequence “an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems”

Word Forms

attend	verb	work for or be a servant to
tend	verb	have care of or look after
attendant	adjective	being present (at meeting or event etc.)
meet	verb	get together socially or for a specific purpose
accompany	verb	be present or associated with an event or entity
co-occurrent	adjective	occurring or operating at the same time
cooccur	verb	go with, fall together
attendant	noun	a person who is present and participates in a meeting
attendance	noun	the frequency with which a person is present
consequence	noun	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
concomitance	noun	occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another
resultant	noun	the final point in a process
result	verb	have as a result or residue

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Begleiter

jemand, der auf einen anderen wartet oder sich um die Bedürfnisse eines anderen kümmert

🇫🇷French

préposé

quelqu'un qui attend, s'occupe ou répond aux besoins d'autrui

🇪🇸Spanish

asistente

alguien que espera o atiende o atiende las necesidades de otro

🇮🇹Italian

addetto

qualcuno che aspetta, si prende cura o si prende cura dei bisogni di un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

begeleider

iemand die op de behoeften van een ander wacht of deze verzorgt of verzorgt

🇵🇹Portuguese

atendente

alguém que espera, cuida ou atende às necessidades de outro

🇷🇺Russian

сопровождающий

тот, кто ждет, заботится или заботится о нуждах другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिचारक

कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति जो दूसरे की प्रतीक्षा करता हो या उसकी जरूरतों पर ध्यान देता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিচারক

এমন কেউ যিনি অপেক্ষা করেন বা অন্যের প্রয়োজনের প্রতি ঝোঁক বা উপস্থিত হন

🇮🇳Tamil

உதவியாளர்

மற்றொருவரின் தேவைகளுக்காகக் காத்திருக்கும் அல்லது முனையும் அல்லது கலந்துகொள்ளும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిచారకుడు

మరొకరి అవసరాల కోసం వేచి ఉండే లేదా మొగ్గు చూపే లేదా హాజరయ్యే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

परिचर

कोणीतरी जो दुसऱ्याच्या गरजांची वाट पाहतो किंवा त्याकडे लक्ष देतो किंवा भाग घेतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિચર

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે બીજાની જરૂરિયાતો પર રાહ જુએ છે અથવા તેની તરફ ધ્યાન આપે છે અથવા હાજરી આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಚಾರಕ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಅಗತ್ಯಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಕಾಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ಒಲವು ತೋರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾಜರಾಗುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിചാരകൻ

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ ആവശ്യങ്ങൾക്കായി കാത്തിരിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੇਵਾਦਾਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਲੋੜਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خدمتگار

کوئی ایسا شخص جو انتظار کرتا ہے یا کسی دوسرے کی ضروریات کو پورا کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

服务员

等待、照顾或照顾他人需要的人

🇯🇵Japanese

従者

他人のニーズを待つ、世話をする、または世話をする人

🇰🇷Korean

참석자

다른 사람의 필요를 기다리거나 보살피거나 주의를 기울이는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếp viên

ai đó chờ đợi hoặc có xu hướng hoặc quan tâm đến nhu cầu của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ดูแล

คนที่รอหรือมีแนวโน้มหรือใส่ใจกับความต้องการของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembantu

seseorang yang menunggu atau cenderung atau memperhatikan kebutuhan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

katulong

isang taong naghihintay o nag-aalaga o tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

atendan

seseorang yang menunggu atau mengurus atau memenuhi keperluan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المصاحبة

شخص ينتظر أو يميل أو يلبي احتياجات الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

خدمتکار

کسی که منتظر است یا به نیازهای دیگری توجه دارد یا به آنها توجه می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

görevli

bir başkasının ihtiyaçlarını bekleyen, bunlarla ilgilenen veya onlarla ilgilenen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטַפֵּל

מישהו שמחכה או מטפל או מטפל בצרכים של אחר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'attendant'?

The primary meaning of 'attendant' is 'someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'attendant' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'attendant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'attendant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'attendant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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