attendee

noun — 2 senses

attendee

noun

Etymology From attend + -ee.

1

A person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event.

  • During the official performance of the National Anthem of the Russian Federation all attendees are supposed to stand and men take their hats off.2000, Russian Government, Federal Constitutional Law №3 dated December 25, 2000:
  • O'Reilly, the summit host, remembers a particularly insightful comment from Torvalds, a summit attendee.2002, Sam Williams, Free as in Freedom, chapter 11:
3 more examples
  • President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials attended the conference, though the ACU says the attendee did not come into contact with the president or vice president, nor did they attend events in the main hall.2020 March 7, Greg Clary, Raymond Arke, “CPAC attendee tested positive for coronavirus”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2021:
  • There is also no barrier to those living outside of London, which the team quickly discovered when they started running virtual tours and found that 50% of the attendees were from overseas, joining the tour from as far away as Singapore, Toronto and Australia.2021 March 24, Stefanie Foster, “Hidden London: Old Tube on YouTube”, in RAIL, number 927, page 42:
  • Many of the speakers and attendees see natalism as a way of reversing these changes.2024 April 28, Gaby Del Valle, “The Far Right’s Campaign to Explode the Population”, in POLITICO, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2024:
2

Uncommon A person who is attended.

Synonyms
attendant, audience, participant, attender
Derived terms
nonattendee
Related terms
attendant

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