Plural of attender; multiple people or things that attend to something or are present.
From 'attender' plus the plural suffix -s. Both parts derive from Old French and Latin roots meaning 'to stretch toward, attend.'
The term 'church attenders' became important in sociology—distinguishing between attenders and believers revealed that religious practice and belief aren't always the same thing.
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