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Attender

One who, or that which, attends.

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Broader term 10

Assistant 76% connected

Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

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Beholder 76% connected

One who beholds; a spectator.

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Help 76% connected

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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Helper 76% connected

One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.

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Observer 76% connected

One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomic…

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Participant 76% connected

Sharing; participating; having a share of part.

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Perceiver 76% connected

One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb).

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Percipient 76% connected

Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being.

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Player 76% connected

One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.

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Supporter 76% connected

One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.

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Narrower term 28

Batman 76% connected

A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at…

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Bridesmaid 76% connected

A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding.

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Caddie 76% connected

A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger.

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Checker 76% connected

One who checks.

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Companion 76% connected

One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in the company of,…

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Courtier 76% connected

One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.

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Cupbearer 76% connected

One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment.

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Eavesdropper 76% connected

One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.

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Equerry 76% connected

A large stable or lodge for horses.

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Escort 76% connected

A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant;…

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Esquire 76% connected

Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gent…

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Gallant 76% connected

Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.

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Groomsman 76% connected

A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; -- the correlative of bridesmaid.

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Linkboy 76% connected

Alt. of Linkman

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Linkman 76% connected

A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light passengers.

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Loader 76% connected

One who, or that which, loads; a mechanical contrivance for loading, as a gun.

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Orderly 76% connected

Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan.

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Page 76% connected

A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor and education; now commonly, in Engl…

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Racker 76% connected

One who racks.

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Rocker 76% connected

One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

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Rouser 76% connected

One who, or that which, rouses.

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Second 76% connected

Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.

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Squire 76% connected

A square; a measure; a rule.

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Steward 76% connected

A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants, collect the rents or income, keep…

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Symposiast 76% connected

One engaged with others at a banquet or merrymaking.

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Trainbearer 76% connected

One who holds up a train, as of a robe.

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Varlet 76% connected

A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman.

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Waker 76% connected

One who wakes.

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Derivationally related 6

Attend 74% connected

To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

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Attend 74% connected

To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

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Hear 74% connected

To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call.

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Hear 74% connected

To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call.

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Listen 74% connected

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

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Listen 74% connected

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

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Containing group 1

Audience 70% connected

The act of hearing; attention to sounds.

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Synonym 6

Attendant 92% connected

Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.

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Auditor 92% connected

A hearer or listener.

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Hearer 92% connected

One who hears; an auditor.

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Listener 92% connected

One who listens; a hearkener.

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Meeter 92% connected

One who meets.

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Tender 92% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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