attendant

Plural: attendants

Noun

• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
• a person who is present and participates in a meeting
• an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
• One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
• A servant or valet.
• A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.
• That which accompanies or follows.
• One who owes a duty or service to another.

Adjective Satellite

• being present (at meeting or event etc.)
  • "attendant members of the congreation"
• following or accompanying as a consequence
  • "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"
  • "attendant circumstances"

Adj

• Going with; associated; concomitant.
• Depending on, or owing duty or service to.

Examples

• Give your keys to the parking attendants and they will park your car for you.
• the widow attendant to the heir
• They promoted him to supervisor, with all the attendant responsibilities and privileges.

Synonyms

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

Related Words

acquaintance, associate, friend, part and parcel

Anagrams of attendant