noun

attendant

uh-TEN-dunt/əˈtendənt/

A person employed to help or serve people or supervise a place.

The flight attendant helps the passenger place a bag safely.

A Black flight attendant politely helps an older white passenger place a bag.

Etymology

atLatintoward

+tendLatinto stretch

+antOld Frenchdoing an action

Stretching one's mind toward someone supplies the image behind giving heed. That developed into taking care of or waiting upon someone, so an attendant is a person who provides such service.

In context

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you do the laundry and then you just leave full serve is pretty much like they have washer and dryers they have an attendant they have somebody that can answer questions

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More examples

An attendant checked our tickets.
Several attendants guided visitors through the hall.
She asked the nearest attendant for assistance.

Forms

attendant · attendants

Similar words

assistant: Broader and may involve professional rather than service duties.
aide: Aide usually assists a particular person or office rather than serving visitors generally.