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Definition of attendant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

attendant

noun
 
/əˈtendənt/
 
/əˈtendənt/
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  1. a person whose job is to serve or help people in a public place
    • a cloakroom/parking/museum attendant
    • Pool attendants kept a constant watch on the swimmers.
    see also flight attendantTopics Jobsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • car-park
    • garage
    • gas-station
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  2. a person who takes care of and lives or travels with a person who has an important job, or who has a medical condition or disabilityTopics Healthcareb2
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.
See attendant in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee attendant in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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