attendant
noun [C] /əˈten.dənt/Definition
› someone whose job is to be in a place and help visitors or customers: a cloakroom/museum attendantPeople who help or serve people professionallyHelpers and accomplices › someone whose job is to travel or live with an important person and help them: The Prince was followed by his attendants.People who help or serve people professionallyHelpers and accomplices
(Definition of attendant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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