absentee

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/

Noun

absentee (plural absentees)

1. A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
2. (chiefly, British, historical) A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]
3. One that is nonexistent or lacking.
4. A voter that is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter. [First attested in the early 20^th century.]

Related terms

• absenteeism

Translations

• French: absent
• German: Abwesender, Abwesende
• Italian: assente
• Portuguese: ausente
• Russian: отсу́тствующий
• Spanish: ausente

Translations

• Portuguese: absentista

Adjective

absentee (not comparable)

1. (attributive) Pertaining to one that is absent. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

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