Attendant

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: at=tend=ant

CIDE DICTIONARY

Attendant, a. [F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre. See Attend, v. t.].

•  Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.  [1913 Webster]

  "From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph."  [1913 Webster]

  "Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord."  [1913 Webster]
•  Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils.  [1913 Webster]

  "The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion."  [1913 Webster]
•  Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir.  Cowell.  [1913 Webster]

Attendant keys (Mus.), the keys or scales most nearly related to, or having most in common with, the principal key; those, namely, of its fifth above, or dominant, its fifth below (fourth above), or subdominant, and its relative minor or major.

Attendant, n. 

•  One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor.  Hallam.  [1913 Webster]
•  One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting.  [1913 Webster]
•  That which accompanies; a concomitant.  [1913 Webster]

  "[A] sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits."  [1913 Webster]
•  One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another.  Cowell.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Attendant, n. & adj.
--n. a person employed to wait on others or provide a service (cloakroom attendant; museum attendant).
--adj.
1 accompanying (attendant circumstances).
2 waiting on; serving (ladies attendant on the queen).

Etymology

ME f. OF (as ATTEND, -ANT)

THESAURUS

Attendant

Ganymede, Hebe, X-ray technician, accessible, accessory, accompanier, accompanist, accompanying, accompanyist, acolyte, adherent, adjunct, adjutant, after, agent, aid, aide, aide-de-camp, aider, air warden, airline hostess, airline stewardess, ancilla, ancillary, anesthetist, appendage, assistant, associated, at hand, attendance, attending, auxiliary, available, batman, bellboy, bellhop, bellman, best man, body of retainers, bootblack, boots, buff, cabin boy, caddie, cadet, caretaker, castellan, cavaliere servente, chaperon, chaperone, chore boy, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjutress, coadjutrix, cohort, coincident, collateral, comate, combined, companion, companion piece, concomitant, concurrent, conjoint, consecutive, consequent, conservator, consort, copyboy, corollary, correlative, cortege, coupled, court, courtier, cupbearer, curator, custodian, dangler, dependent, depending, deputy, dietitian, disciple, dresser, ensuing, entourage, errand boy, errand girl, escort, executive officer, fan, fellow, flunky, follower, following, footboy, forest ranger, game warden, gamekeeper, gofer, governor, guardian, guardian angel, hanger-on, help, helper, helping, helpmate, helpmeet, henchman, homme de cour, hospital administrator, hostess, immanent, immediate, in view, incident, indwelling, inherent, janitor, joined, joint, junior, keeper, laboratory technician, lackey, later, lieutenant, lifeguard, lifesaver, lineal, mate, menial, ministering, mutual, next friend, office boy, office girl, on board, on deck, on hand, orderly, page, paired, parallel, paranymph, paraprofessional, parasite, partisan, partner, physical therapist, physiotherapist, posterior, present, prochein ami, public, puisne, pursuer, pursuivant, radiographer, radiotherapist, ranger, related, resultant, resulting, retinue, rout, satellite, second, sectary, sequent, servant, servile, serving, servitorial, shadow, shepherd, sideman, simultaneous, slave, squire, steward, stewardess, stooge, striker, subordinate, subsequent, succeeding, successive, successor, suite, supporter, supporting actor, supporting instrumentalist, tagtail, tail, tender, train, trainbearer, twin, underling, usher, usherette, votary, waiting, ward heeler, warden, warder, within call, within reach, within sight, yeoman, younger

ROGET THESAURUS

Attendant

Accompaniment

N accompaniment, adjunct, context, appendage, appurtenance, coexistence, concomitance, company, association, companionship, partnership, copartnership, coefficiency, concomitant, accessory, coefficient, companion, buddy, attendant, fellow, associate, friend, colleague, consort, spouse, mate, partner, co-partner, satellite, hanger on, fellow-traveller, shadow, escort, cortege, attribute, accompanying, concomitant, fellow, twin, joint, associated with, coupled with, accessory, attendant, obbligato, with, withal, together with, along with, in company with, hand in hand, side by side, cheek by jowl, cheek by jole, arm in arm, therewith, herewith, and, together, in a body, collectively, noscitur a sociis, virtutis fortuna comes, accompaniment, adjunct, context, appendage, appurtenance, coexistence, concomitance, company, association, companionship, partnership, copartnership, coefficiency, concomitant, accessory, coefficient, companion, buddy, attendant, fellow, associate, friend, colleague, consort, spouse, mate, partner, co-partner, satellite, hanger on, fellow-traveller, shadow, escort, cortege, attribute, accompanying, concomitant, fellow, twin, joint, associated with, coupled with, accessory, attendant, obbligato, with, withal, together with, along with, in company with, hand in hand, side by side, cheek by jowl, cheek by jole, arm in arm, therewith, herewith, and, together, in a body, collectively, noscitur a sociis, virtutis fortuna comes.

Servant

N servant, subject, liegeman, servant, retainer, follower, henchman, servitor, domestic, menial, help, lady help, employe, attache, official, retinue, suite, cortege, staff, court, attendant, squire, usher, page, donzel, footboy, train bearer, cup bearer, waiter, lapster, butler, livery servant, lackey, footman, flunky, flunkey, valet, valet de chambre, equerry, groom, jockey, hostler, ostler, tiger, orderly, messenger, cad, gillie, herdsman, swineherd, barkeeper, bartender, bell boy, boots, boy, counterjumper, khansamah, khansaman, khitmutgar, yardman, bailiff, castellan, seneschal, chamberlain, major-domo, groom of the chambers, secretary, under secretary, assistant secretary, clerk, subsidiary, agent, subaltern, underling, understrapper, man, maid, maidservant, handmaid, confidente, lady's maid, abigail, soubrette, amah, biddy, nurse, bonne, ayah, nursemaid, nursery maid, house maid, parlor maid, waiting maid, chamber maid, kitchen maid, scullery maid, femme de chambre, femme fille, camarista, chef de cuisine, cordon bleu, cook, scullion, Cinderella, potwalloper, maid of all work, servant of all work, laundress, bedmaker, journeyman, charwoman, bearer, chokra, gyp (Cambridge), hamal, scout (Oxford), serf, vassal, slave, negro, helot, bondsman, bondswoman, bondslave, ame damnee, odalisque, ryot, adscriptus gleboe, villian, villein, beadsman, bedesman, sizar, pensioner, pensionary, client, dependant, dependent, hanger on, satellite, parasite, led captain, protege, ward, hireling, mercenary, puppet, tool, creature, badge of slavery, bonds, in the train of, in one's pay, in one's employ, at one's call, in bonds.

Sequence

N sequence, coming after, going after, consecution, succession, posteriority, continuation, order of succession, successiveness, paracme, secondariness, subordinancy, afterbirth, afterburden, placenta, secundines, succeeding, v, sequent, subsequent, consequent, sequacious, proximate, next, consecutive, alternate, amoebean, latter, posterior, after, subsequently, behind, sequence, coming after, (time), following pursuit, follower, attendant, satellite, shadow, dangler, train, subsequent, next, succeeding, following, behind, in the rear, in the train of, in the wake of, after.