attendee

noun

at·​tend·​ee ə-ˌten-ˈdē How to pronounce attendee (audio)
ˌa-
: a person who is present on a given occasion or at a given place
attendees at a convention

Examples of attendee in a Sentence

There were 300 attendees at the conference.
Recent Examples on the Web
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Too many ideation sessions and team workshops get dragged down by late attendees who show up unclear on the goals of the meeting or without prior work completed. Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Event attendees came from the Poor People’s Campaign of North Carolina, Repairers of the Breach and the Kairo’s Center among other advocacy organizations. Abigail Pender, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025 The nearly three-hour meeting drew heated responses from library board members and attendees, with religion playing a heavy role. Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025 Back Representatives from Comic-Con will be present to listen to attendees’ feedback about the event. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for attendee

Word History

Etymology

see attend

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of attendee was in 1908

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“Attendee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendee. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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