flight attendant vs attendant

flight attendant and attendant both are nouns.

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

As nouns, attendant is a hypernym of flight attendant; that is, attendant is a word with a broader meaning than flight attendant:

flight attendant: an attendant on an airplane
attendant: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

Other hypernyms of flight attendant include attender, tender.

flight attendant (noun)	attendant (noun)
an attendant on an airplane	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

flight attendant (adjective)	attendant (adjective)
	being present (at a meeting or event, etc.)
	occurring with or following as a consequence