付き人・付人|つきびとtsukibito[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounassistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
   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.

• Synonym従者じゅうしゃFormalFormal: a servant or follower who attends a master; has a classical flavor.
• Related付き添いつきそいNeutralThe act of accompanying and caring for someone, or the person who does, as in 「付き添いの母親」; more everyday than 「付き人」.
• Related供ともWrittenWritten style: one who follows a master, or the procession of followers; has a classical, pre-modern flavor.
• Related随員ずいいんFormalFormal: members of the party accompanying a VIP on official visits; diplomatic, governmental flavor.
• Related随行ずいこうWrittenWritten style: the act of traveling with someone, or a person who does; names the action more than the job.
• Related付き添い人つきそいにんNeutralAn attendant who stays beside a patient or child to look after them; more a temporary caregiver than 「付き人」, and not limited to show business or sumo.
• RelatedアテンダントNeutralLoanword for someone who attends to people, most often in a customer-facing role such as 「キャビンアテンダント」; leans toward service-industry staff.
• Relatedお供おともCasualColloquial: going along with a master or elder, with a polite, deferential nuance, as in 「お供します」.
• Relatedお付きおつきFormalFormal: a retainer who attends to and guards a person of rank; more old-fashioned than 「付き人」.
• Related供人ともびとWrittenRare written word: a retainer following a master, or a companion; archaic, not used for the assistant of a modern star.
• Related侍者じしゃFormalFormal: someone doing odd jobs in attendance on a noble or high-ranking monk.
• Related随行員ずいこういんNeutralStaff who accompany and assist an important person; the term leans toward official business, while 「付き人」 suggests looking after a star's daily needs.
• Related陪従ばいじゅうWrittenRare written word: attending on and serving a person of high standing; describes the serving, not the person.
• Related随従ずいじゅうWrittenRare written word: following someone, or a person who follows; also doing just as one is told, which gives it a note of blind obedience.
• Related随身ずいじんFormalFormal: a guard official assigned to protect nobles in ancient times; a bodyguard rather than a caregiver.
• Related随伴者ずいはんしゃWrittenWritten style: a person who accompanies an important figure and acts together with them.

Use 「付き人」 for the personal assistant who looks after the daily needs of a star or sumo wrestler. For someone temporarily accompanying a patient or child, say 「付き添い」 or 「付き添い人」. Staff traveling with a VIP are 「随員」 or 「随行員」. For retainers of nobles in earlier ages, 「お付き」 and 「従者」 fit. Colloquial 「お供」 is for going along with a superior; the rest are mostly written or formal words.

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1. 特定とくていの人ひとに付き添つきそい、身辺しんぺんの世話せわをする人ひと。