assistant vs attendant

attendant vs assistant

assistant and attendant both are nouns.

assistant and attendant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assistant	Yes	Yes	No	No
attendant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, attendant is a hyponym of assistant; that is, attendant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assistant:

assistant: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
attendant: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

Other hyponyms of assistant include coadjutor, accomplice, confederate, aide, auxiliary, attender, tender, bat boy, dental assistant, deputy, lieutenant, actor's assistant, dresser, event planner, facilitator, flower girl, girl Friday, enforcer, hatchet man, cat's-paw, instrument, pawn, birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice, underboss, fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model, model, poser, paraprofessional, powder monkey, prompter, theater prompter, chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man, secretarial assistant, secretary, sidesman, foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, water boy, waterer, whipper-in, boy Friday.

assistant (noun)	attendant (noun)
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
	someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
	a person who is present and participates in a meeting

assistant (adjective)	attendant (adjective)
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another	being present (at a meeting or event, etc.)
	occurring with or following as a consequence

Difference between assistant and attendant

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