attender

at·tend

A0508800 (ə-tĕnd′)v. at·tend·ed, at·tend·ing, at·tends v.tr.1. a. To be present at: attended the lecture.b. To go regularly to: attended class every Tuesday and Thursday.2. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result: The speech was attended by wild applause.3. a. To take care of (a sick person, for example). See Synonyms at tend².b. To accompany or wait upon as a companion or servant.4. To take charge of: They attended our affairs during our absence.5. To listen to; heed: attended my every word.6. Archaic To wait for; expect.v.intr.1. To be present, as at a scheduled event.2. To take care; give attention: We'll attend to that problem later.3. To apply or direct oneself; take action: attended to their business.4. To pay attention: attended disinterestedly to the debate.5. To remain ready to serve; wait.6. Obsolete To delay or wait.

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[Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, to heed : ad-, ad- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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at·tend′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	attender - someone who listens attentively auditor, hearer, listeneraudience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senseseavesdropper - a secret listener to private conversations
	2.	attender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of anotherattendant, tendercompanion - one paid to accompany or assist or live with anotherassistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"baggageman - an attendant who takes care of baggagebatman - an orderly assigned to serve a British military officerbellboy, bellhop, bellman - someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotelsbridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a weddingcaddie, golf caddie - an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a playerchecker - an attendant who checks coats or baggagecourtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereigncupbearer - the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wineequerry - a personal attendant of the British royal familyescort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someoneesquire - (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthoodfamulus - a close attendant (as to a scholar)gillie - a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chiefgroomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a weddinglifeguard, lifesaver - an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidentslinkboy, linkman - (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streetsloader - an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting gamematron of honor - a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a weddinghospital attendant, orderly - a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patientsorderly - a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"varlet, page - in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthoodpage - a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddingsracker - an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rackrocker - an attendant who rocks a child in a cradlesecond - the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing matchservitor - someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone elsesquire - young nobleman attendant on a knightgallant, squire - a man who attends or escorts a womanflight attendant, steward - an attendant on an airplanelitter-bearer, stretcher-bearer - one who helps carry a stretchertrainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasionarouser, rouser, waker - someone who rouses others from sleep
	3.	attender - a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"attendee, meeter, attendantconventioneer - someone who attends a conventionparticipant - someone who takes part in an activitypartygoer - someone who is attending a party; "the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers"symposiast - someone who participates in a symposium

Translations

famulopresente