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English adjective: attendant | |||
| 1. | attendant being present (at meeting or event etc.) | ||
| Samples | Attendant members of the congreation. | ||
| Similar | present | ||
| Antonyms | absent | ||
| 2. | attendant following or accompanying as a consequence | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | accompanying, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequent | ||
| Similar | subsequent | ||
| Antonyms | antecedent | ||
English noun: attendant | |||
| 1. | attendant (person) someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | ||
| Synonyms | attender, tender | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assistant, help, helper, supporter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arouser, baggageman, batman, bellboy, bellhop, bellman, bridesmaid, caddie, checker, companion, courtier, cupbearer, equerry, escort, esquire, famulus, flight attendant, gallant, gillie, golf caddie, groomsman, hospital attendant, lifeguard, lifesaver, linkboy, linkman, litter-bearer, loader, maid of honor, matron of honor, orderly, orderly, page, page, racker, rocker, rouser, second, servitor, squire, squire, steward, stretcher-bearer, trainbearer, varlet, waker | ||
| 2. | attendant (person) a person who is present and participates in a meeting | ||
| Samples | He was a regular attender at department meetings. The gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees. | ||
| Synonyms | attendee, attender, meeter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | participant | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conventioneer, partygoer, symposiast | ||
| 3. | attendant (event) an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another | ||
| Synonyms | accompaniment, co-occurrence, concomitant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | associate, background | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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