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

Amanda Walencewicz, another attendee, said she’ll go see any concert film in theaters, as they’re her favorite movie genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

As regular attendee of choir practice and church, Michelle described Judith as sociable in the community and someone who missed seeing friends during Covid.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Of the twenty other people at Edmonds’s séance, an unnamed man wrote about his experience as an attendee that same night.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock