attendant

CEFRB2

/əˈtɛndənt/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person whose job is to help or serve others.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Happening as a result of something else.

Examples

  • A flight attendant walks up to the boys.

  • The attendant is good at flattery.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A servant or valet.

  2. A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.

  3. One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.

More examples

In context

  • Give your keys to the parking attendants and they will park your car for you.

  • They promoted him to supervisor, with all the attendant responsibilities and privileges.

  • the widow attendant to the heir

Synonyms

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The flight blank helped passengers find their seats on the plane.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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