How to say "attendant" in Japanese

• 供ともCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbAn attendant understood as a companion who accompanies someone, typically a superior; it can also denote the whole retinue. Natural in contexts of traveling or going somewhere in a person's company.
  空港くうこうまでお伴ともしましょう。↗

  I'll accompany you to the airport.
• 係員かかりいんCommon
  nounAttendant in the staff sense: an official in charge of a duty at a facility or event. This is the person you speak to as a parking-lot or museum attendant, not anyone's personal servant.
  「身分みぶん確認かくにんのためにあなたの運転免許証うんてんめんきょしょうを見みせていただけますか」とその係員かかりいんはいった。↗

  "May I please see your driver's license for identification?" said the clerk.
• 従者じゅうしゃCommon
  nounAttendant as a personal servant or follower in a master's service — the valet or retainer sense. Suits descriptions of a lord or master and the follower who waits on him.
  英雄えいゆうも従者じゅうしゃにはただの人ひと。↗

  No man is a hero to his valet.
• 随行ずいこうCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbAttendant as one who accompanies a superior, as on a trip; the word centers on the accompanying itself, so it often names the attendance rather than a person's post or role.
• 付き人つきびとCommon
  nounAttendant as a personal assistant who stays close to one person, especially in show business or sumo; also a chaperon. The natural choice for an entertainer's or wrestler's attendant.
  その付き人つきびとはお世辞せじがうまい。↗

  The attendant is good at flattery.

For a staff attendant at a facility use 係員; for a celebrity's personal assistant, 「付き人」; for a servant-type attendant, 従者; 供 is an attendant who accompanies a superior, and 随行 stresses the accompanying itself.

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• 供ともcompanion
• 係員かかりいんperson in charge
• 従者じゅうしゃattendant
• 随行ずいこうattendant
• 付き人つきびとassistant (esp. in show business or sumo)
• 付け人つけびとassistant (esp. in show business or sumo)
• 随員ずいいんmember of an entourage or retinue or party
• 側近そっきんclose aide (of a powerful person)
• アテンダントattendant
• 近習きんじゅattendant
• 近侍きんじattendant
• 侍者じしゃattendant
• お供おともattendant
• 参列者さんれつしゃattendant
• 随行員ずいこういんattendant
• 付き添い人つきそいにんattendant
• 随伴者ずいはんしゃattendant
• 付き添い役つきそいやくattendant
• 世話係せわがかりattendant
• 近臣きんしんvassal
• お付きおつきretainer
• 家従かじゅうsteward
• 警手けいしゅguard
• 侍臣じしんcourtier
• 飼育員しいくいんcaretaker (at a zoo or aquarium)
• 伽とぎnursing
• 付き添いつきそいattendant
• 随身ずいじんattendant
• おそばattendant