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.
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Professor Tim Lenton from the University of Exeter reminded attendees that almost 85% of the world’s warm-water coral reefs have tipped into irreversible decline. Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026 Guanipa warned attendees not to assume that recent changes mean the crisis has been resolved. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 The dress code, Fashion Is Art, is just ambiguous enough to allow for a variety of interpretations—I’ve heard about two attendees who are directly referencing famous paintings. José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 May 2026 LeGrone and DeMund directed each attendee to one of three coach buses at the edge of the lot. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2026 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 5 May. 2026.

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