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absentee

[ ab-suhn-tee ]

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.


absentee

/ ˌæəˈپː /

noun

    1. a person who is absent
    2. ( as modifier )

      an absentee voter

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of absentee1

First recorded in 1530–40; absent + -ee
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But, on closer inspection, there was one notable absentee from the post-match celebrations.

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She was absentee booked on suspicion of attempted murder after police said she pointed her handgun at officers and repeatedly ignored orders to put down the weapon.

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Among other provisions, the order also prohibits the 18 states that accept absentee or mail-in ballots received after Election Day when they're postmarked on or before Election Day from counting those ballots.

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In "Mrs. Doubtfire," Sally Field played a humorless executive and absentee mom who failed to monitor her children.

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An absentee funeral was also held for the girl at Dhaka University, in the nation's capital, followed by a protest march and speeches by female students.

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