Attendant Definition
ə-tĕndənt
attendants
noun
attendants
One who attends or waits on another.
American Heritage
A person who attends or serves.
An attendant at the zoo, a queen's attendants.
Webster's New World
One who is present.
American Heritage
A person present.
Webster's New World
An accompanying thing or circumstance; a concomitant.
American Heritage
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adjective
Attending or serving.
An attendant nurse.
Webster's New World
Accompanying or following as a result.
Attendant circumstances.
American Heritage
Being present.
Webster's New World
Accompanying as a circumstance or result.
Attendant difficulties.
Webster's New World
Accompanying; resulting in. For example, in criminal law, the definitions of several crimes require the presence or absence of attendant circumstances; for example, the absence of consent to be touched is required for an offensive touching to be considered a battery.
Webster's New World Law
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Other Word Forms of Attendant
Noun
Singular:
attendant
Plural:
attendantsOrigin of Attendant
Middle French
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