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   attendant

   /əˈtɛnd(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place: "a cloakroom attendant" Similar stewardwaiterwaitressporterservantmenialauxiliaryassistanthelpercaretakerkeeperconciergewardenwaitpersontendergarçon
   • ▪ an assistant to an important person; a servant or courtier: "a mosaic of the Empress Theodora with her attendants" Similar escortcompanionretaineraideassistantpersonal assistantright-hand manright-hand womanlady in waitingequerrysquirechaperoneguardbodyguardcustodianservantmanservantvaletgentleman's gentlemanmaidservantmaidbutlerfootmanpageusherlackeyflunkeyminderhousemaninformal:sidekickskivvybody mandated:batman
   • 2. a person who is present on a particular occasion: "he had become a regular attendant at chapel"

   adjective

   • 1. occurring with or as a result of: "the sea and its attendant attractions"
   • 2. (of a person) accompanying another as a companion or assistant: "a child in a pram with attendant nursemaid"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’ (see attend).

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