Found 2 items, similar to Attendant.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: attendant attendant adj : following as a consequence; “an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems”; “snags incidental to the changeover in management” [syn: accompanying, concomitant, incidental, incidental to(p)] n 1: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another [syn: attender, tender] 2: a person who participates in a meeting; “he was a regular attender at department meetings”; “the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees” [syn: attender, attendee, meeter]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Attendant Attendant \At*tend"ant\, n. 1. One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor. “A train of attendants.” --Hallam. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting. [1913 Webster] 3. That which accompanies; a concomitant. [1913 Webster] [A] sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 4. (Law) One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another. --Cowell. [1913 Webster] Attendant \At*tend"ant\, a. [F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre. See Attend, v. t.] 1. Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting. [1913 Webster] From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) 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. [1913 Webster]