absentee

[ ab-suhn-tee ]
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noun
  1. a person who is absent, especially from work or school.

  2. a person who is defined by their absence, such as a landowner who does not live on certain property owned or a voter who is permitted to cast a ballot by mail.

Origin of absentee

1
First recorded in 1530–40; absent + -ee

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British Dictionary definitions for absentee

absentee

/ (ˌæbsənˈtiː) /


noun
    • a person who is absent

    • (as modifier): an absentee voter

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