absentee

CEFRB2

/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who is not present where expected.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • The absentee landlord requires a state to enforce his claims to the property.

  • The traveler sent in an absentee vote by mail.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who is absent from their residence and usual environment, and has not been seen or heard from for some period of time, so that it is unknown whether they are still alive, for the purpose of civil law dealing with the management of property etc. in such cases.

  2. Designating a person absent in a particular capacity, sometimes implying that they are difficult to contact, unresponsive, avoiding their responsibilities, etc.

  3. Something that is not present where it might be expected.

More examples

In context

  • You can vote by absentee ballot.

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

  • At roll-call there were three absentees.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From absent + -ee.