Absentee

Quick meaning: Absentee is a noun meaning A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.

Meaning

A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.

More Meanings

1. Something that is not present where it might be expected.
2. (attributive) Designating something whose owner, person responsible, etc. is absent.
3. A voter who is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter.
4. (chiefly British, historical) A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated.

Example Sentences

absentee ballot, absentee property

At roll-call there were three absentees.

The manufacturer's promised new model was a notable absentee at the car show.

In recent primaries, for example, nearly 4% of absentees were rejected in Philadelphia; 8% in Kentucky; and 20% in parts of New York City.

Word Forms

• absentees

Synonyms for absentee

Depending on context, synonyms include no-show.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include absent, absence, missing, default, unavailable, proxy.

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