attendee

[uh-ten-dee, at-en-, uh-ten-dee] / ə tɛnˈdi, ˌæt ɛn-, əˈtɛn di /

NOUN

one who is present at a specific event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attendant

STRONG

guest participant viewer visitor witness

WEAK

devotee fan listener onlooker patron spectator

Antonyms

STRONG

absentee

Example Sentences

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Bannon himself didn’t show up, but Greg Bovino did, along with almost every attendee who found out about the event.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Nissam Crowe, another rally attendee, agreed, saying: "We want democracy. We want freedom."

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“It’s nice to be in a place where we’re celebrating Black History Month and be with the community,” said Shanika Honeycutt, another first-time attendee.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

“I don’t think anything positive happened that day except for the realization that . . . 150 people were all on the same page as to their experience with the Teamsters,” one attendee said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“Welcome to Tokyo, Miss Chen,” the hotel’s registration attendee says to me as we reach the front desk.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu