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attendants

at·tend·ant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-ten-duh nt]
    • /əˈtɛn dənt/
    • /əˈten.dənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-ten-duh nt]
    • /əˈtɛn dənt/

Definitions of attendants word

  • noun attendants a person who attends another, as to perform a service. 1
  • noun attendants Chiefly British. an usher or clerk. 1
  • noun attendants a corollary or concomitant thing or quality. 1
  • noun attendants a person who is present, as at a meeting. 1
  • adjective attendants being present or in attendance; accompanying. 1
  • adjective attendants consequent; concomitant; associated; related: winter holidays and attendant parties; war and its attendant evils; poverty and its attendant hardships. 1

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Origin of attendants

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French, present participle of attendre to notice, await. See attend, -ant

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Parts of speech for Attendants

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

attendants popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for attendants

noun attendants

  • retinue — a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
  • suite — a number of things forming a series or set.

Antonyms for attendants

noun attendants

  • bosses — a familiar name for a calf or cow.

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