随員|ずいいんzuiin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmember of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant

• Synonym随行ずいこうNeutralWritten word for accompanying someone, as in 「首相に随行する」; it stresses the act, while 「随員」 is the people themselves.
• Synonym従者じゅうしゃWrittenWritten word for a servant or follower, stressing the master-servant relationship; 「随員」 is about official duty.
• Synonym随行員ずいこういんNeutralMeans entourage staff just like 「随員」; the two are interchangeable, and both work in formal settings.
• Synonym陪従ばいじゅうWrittenA written term for attending on and serving a superior; carries a courtly, classical flavor.
• Related付き添いつきそいNeutralAccompanying someone to look after them, as in 「病人の付き添い」; the emphasis is on caregiving.
• Related付け人つけびとNeutralAn assistant who accompanies a sumo wrestler or entertainer; the show-business and sumo term.
• Related付き人つきびとNeutralAn entertainer's personal assistant who stays close at hand, as in 「俳優の付き人」.
• Related供ともNeutralA companion or attendant, as in 「供をする」「供を連れる」; still used in modern Japanese, while 「随員」 leans to diplomatic and political settings.
• Related随従ずいじゅうWrittenWritten style, meaning to follow someone's lead; leans toward a dependent, subordinate follower.
• RelatedアテンダントNeutralLoanword for service staff or crew, as in 「キャビンアテンダント」.
• Relatedお供おともNeutralA companion or the act of accompanying; usable of yourself or others, as in 「お供します」「王様のお供」.
• Related付き添い人つきそいにんNeutralSomeone who stays beside a person to help or care for them, e.g. with a patient or a child; 「随員」 is a VIP's entourage staff.
• RelatedおそばFormalFormal term for an attendant serving at a noble's side; carries an honorific tone.
• Relatedお付きおつきFormalFormal, honorific word for an attendant of a noble or lord.
• RelatedおとぎWrittenA written word for attending on and keeping someone company, but it also means fairy tale, as in 「御伽話」; classical in flavor.
• Related供人ともびとWrittenA written word for a companion; classical in flavor.
• Related侍者じしゃFormalFormal word for an attendant or altar server; often in religious contexts.
• Related随身ずいじんWrittenA written word for the guards of ancient nobles; historical flavor.
• Related随伴者ずいはんしゃWrittenA written-style word for someone who accompanies an important figure; leans toward formal prose.

For staff accompanying a diplomat or political VIP, 「随員」 is the word, as in 「首相の随員」「随員団」. For the act of accompanying, use 「随行」; for an entertainer's personal assistant, 「付き人」; for looking after a patient or child, 「付き添い」. 「随行員」 is interchangeable with 「随員」. Everyday companions are 「供」 or 「お供」; 「従者」 and 「随伴者」 are written-style; 「お付き」 and 「お側」 are honorific terms for attendants of the high-born; 「付け人」 belongs to show business and sumo; 「アテンダント」 is service staff; 「随身」 is historical.

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1. 偉えらい人ひとや重要じゅうような人ひとに付き添つきそって行動こうどうする人ひと。