“attendants” is a form of
attendant
/əˈtɛndənt/ noun, adjective
Forms attendants attendaunt
- noun One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something. “Give your keys to the parking attendants and they will park your car for you.”
- noun A servant or valet.
- noun (chiefly archaic) A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.
- noun That which accompanies or follows.
- noun (law) One who owes a duty or service to another.
- adjective Going with; associated; concomitant. “They promoted him to supervisor, with all the attendant responsibilities and privileges.”
- adjective (law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to. “the widow attendant to the heir”
Synonyms
attender assistant tender attendee meeter accompaniment concomitant co-occurrence consequent accompanying incidental ensuant resultant sequent
Etymology
From Middle English attendant, attendaunt, from Old French attendant. By surface analysis, attend + -ant.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.
- adjective Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils.
- noun One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor. "A train of attendants." Hallam.
- noun One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting.
Etymology [F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre. See Attend, v. t.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “attendant”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details