definition of
attendant

[1] #1 attendant n. [attender, tender] someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. wn

[2] #2 attendant n. [attender, attendee, meeter] 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". wn

[3] #3 attendant s. [consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent] following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness". wn

[4] #4 attendant n. [accompaniment, concomitant, co-occurrence] an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another. wn