I. at ‧ tend ‧ ant 1 /əˈtendənt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ attention , ↑ attendant , ↑ attentiveness ≠ ↑ inattentiveness ; verb : ↑ attend ; adverb : ↑ attentively ≠ ↑ inattentively ; adjective : ↑ attentive ≠ ↑ inattentive ]
1 . someone whose job is to look after or help customers in a public place:
a car park attendant
2 . someone who looks after a very important person, for example a king or queen
II. attendant 2 BrE AmE adjective formal
relating to or caused by something
attendant problems/difficulties/dangers etc
nuclear power, with all its attendant risks
attendant on
Drugs are one of the issues attendant on running a school.