absentee
a person who is absent, especially from work or school.
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
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How to use absentee in a sentence
Everyone, of course, was too polite to inquire about the embarrassing number of absentees.
There’s Only One Way to Beat ISIS: Work With Assad and Iran | Leslie H. Gelb | October 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“We have a pretty good lead, but who knows where the absentees are going to go,” Moffatt said.
All persons who have been or are absentees from the United States for the purpose of aiding the rebellion.
Key-Notes of American Liberty | VariousHe will also count the number of scholars and teachers present, enter it in the minute-book, and note the absentees.
The Sabbath-School Index | Richard Gay PardeeThe dean is the presiding officer in chapel: his business is to pull up the absentees—no sinecure, it is said.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 | Various
Three million eight hundred thousand remained as caretakers and to pay the bills of the absentees.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryShe aids us at all times by the money that her absentees spend amongst us; which is no small part of the rental of that kingdom.
British Dictionary definitions for absentee
/ (ˌæbsənˈtiː) /
a person who is absent
(as modifier): an absentee voter
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