attender vs hospital attendant

hospital attendant vs attender

attender and hospital attendant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attender	Yes	No	No	No
hospital attendant	Yes	No	No	No

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

attender: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
hospital attendant: a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients

Other hyponyms of attender include companion, baggageman, batman, bellboy, bellhop, bellman, bridesmaid, maid of honor, caddie, golf caddie, checker, courtier, cupbearer, equerry, escort, esquire, famulus, gillie, groomsman, lifeguard, lifesaver, linkboy, linkman, loader, matron of honor, orderly, orderly, page, varlet, page, racker, rocker, second, servitor, squire, gallant, squire, flight attendant, steward, litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer, trainbearer, arouser, rouser, waker.

attender (noun)	hospital attendant (noun)
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another	a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
a person who is present and participates in a meeting
someone who listens attentively

Difference between attender and hospital attendant

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