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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Michelle Goldberg of the New York Times described the packed audience at a Fishback event as “very young,” writing, “several attendees told me they were in high school.”

From Salon

Several attendees accused the pair of being "genocide supporters", shouting "boo" and "get out of here" as a mosque leader gave a speech calling for the government to better engage with Muslim Australians.

From BBC

“From the attendees and the bands to the vendors and volunteers, I wanted to make sure everything goes smoothly.”

From Los Angeles Times

He added that representatives from the Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Sikh communities had attended the event, and the "feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive".

From BBC

Perhaps that’s because the audience, in the script, is cast as attendees of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertude Stein’s brunch meeting, whose motto is “no men, no meat, all manners.”

From Los Angeles Times