ATTENDANT


Meaning of ATTENDANT in English

/ əˈtendənt; NAmE / noun , adjective

■ noun

1.

a person whose job is to serve or help people in a public place :

a cloakroom / parking / museum attendant

—see also flight attendant

2.

a person who takes care of and lives or travels with an important person or a sick or disabled person

■ adjective

[ usually before noun ] attendant (upon sth) ( formal ) closely connected with sth that has just been mentioned :

attendant problems / risks / circumstances

We had all the usual problems attendant upon starting a new business.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French , from atendre give one's attention to, from Latin attendere , from ad- to + tendere stretch.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.