attendant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
  2. noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
  3. noun an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

Etymology

From Middle English attendant, attendaunt, from Old French attendant. By surface analysis, attend + -ant.

In classic literature

Synonyms

attender, tender

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