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Someone who listens attentively
Answer for the clue "Someone who listens attentively ", 8 letters:
attender
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An attendee; one who attends a course, meeting etc. 2 (context metaphysics English) The subject; one who experiences.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE regular ▪ He was a regular attender of craft exhibitions, helping Joan with her jewelled Bonsai trees. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was a regular attender of craft exhibitions, helping Joan with her jewelled Bonsai ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer , listener , auditor ] someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another [syn: attendant , tender ] a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; ...
Usage examples of attender.
Eleventh Month, 1846, to the First Month, 1847, they were occupied in a religious visit to the families of the members and attenders of Gracechurch-street Monthly Meeting, in which their service was very acceptable.
I lying vpon my bed, an oportune and meet freend to a wearie body, no creature accompaning me in my chamber, besides the attender vppon my body, and vsuall night lights, who after that she had vsed diuers speeches, to the end shee might comfort me, hauing vnderstood before of me, the originall cause of my hollow and deepe sighes, she indeuored hir best to moderate, if at least she might, that, my perturbed and pittifull estate.
I honestly think we’ve helped those that we could and they’ll be fine until the attenders arrive.
The faithful attenders are the councillor, an academic and a retired person of standing.
No doubt he would preach stern sermons at the parish Mass, on the two days allotted to him, but there would be very few of the regular attenders there to listen to him, and even those who did attend would let his homily in at one ear and out at the other, knowing his office here could last but a few days.