attendant
n. countablen. a person whose job is to help people or provide a service in a public place. You often see them on planes, in parking lots, or at gas stations.
n. a person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place or during a journey. Often used in compound forms to specify the location or nature of the service.
The flight attendant brings water to the passengers.
A parking attendant directed the arriving guests to the overflow lot behind the main building.
The museum attendant reminded the visitors that flash photography was strictly prohibited in the gallery housing the delicate medieval tapestries.
From Middle English attendant, attendaunt, from Old French attendant. By surface analysis, attend + -ant.
Commonly appears in compound nouns such as 'flight attendant', 'parking attendant', or 'gas station attendant'.