Attendee
/əˈtɛn.diː/noun
A person who is present at an event, meeting, or gathering.
Did you know?Attendee comes from the same Latin root as *tend* and *tension*, a family of words built around stretching, reaching, and holding something under strain.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
attendere
“to stretch toward, give heed to”
Late Latin
Latin
attendere
“to pay attention to, listen to”
Old French
Old French
atendre
“to wait for, attend, be present at”
Middle English
English
atenden
“to wait on, serve, be present at”
19th Century
English
attendee
“one who attends an event or meeting”
Modern English
English
attendee
“a person present at an event, meeting, or gathering”