attendant

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Alternative forms

• attendaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

Middle French

Pronunciation

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Noun

attendant (plural attendants)

1. One who attends; one who works with or watches something.

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

Translations

one who attends

Bulgarian: спътник, съпроводител Finnish: avustaja (fi), apulainen (fi), valvoja (fi), vartija (fi), vahti (fi) French: attendant (fr) m., attendante (fr) f. Ido: helpanto (io), helpero (io)

Russian: спутник (ru), сопровождающий (ru) m. Scottish Gaelic: neach-frithealaidh m. and f. Spanish: asistente (es) m. and f., guarda (es) f.

Adjective

attendant (comparative more attendant, superlative most attendant)

1. Going with; associated; concomitant.

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

Translations

associated; concomitant

Bulgarian: придружаващ, свързан с Finnish: asianmukainen (fi), siihen kuuluva (fi) German: zugehörig

Portuguese: inerente (pt), respectivo (pt) m. Spanish: concomitante (es), inherente (es)

See also

• part and parcel

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French

Verb form

attendant

1. Present participle of attendre.

   En attendant Patrick, j'ai croisé David.

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Latin

Verb

attendant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of attendō