attendee

== English == === Etymology === From attend +‎ -ee. === Pronunciation === === Noun === attendee (plural attendees) A person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event. (uncommon) A person who is attended. ==== Usage notes ==== Attender was originally the more common word for a person attending, but was overtaken by attendee in the 1970s. In 1988, Merriam-Webster still only noted attender with this meaning. With most nouns formed from verbs – such as payer, trainer, employer – it's the receiver of action that's formed with -ee: payee, trainee, employee. The Financial Times favours attender, while The Economist's style guide cautions against attendee, but prefers those attending. ==== Synonyms ==== (participant in an event): attendant (chiefly archaic), audience (member), participant (person in attendance): attender, audience (member) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== attendant ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === edentate