Absentee Definition
ăbsən-tē
noun
One that is absent.
American Heritage
A person who is absent, as from work, school, etc.
Webster's New World
A person who is not where he or she would normally be found, such as a place of residence or work.
Webster's New World Law
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Wiktionary
(chiefly UK, historical) A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
Wiktionary
adjective
Relating to one that is absent.
American Heritage
Designating or of a landlord or owner whose personal residence is distant from any other property owned, esp. from such property rented to another.
Webster's New World
Not in residence.
Absentee landlords.
American Heritage
Pertaining to one that is absent. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
Wiktionary
adverb
As an absentee voter.
Voted absentee in the election.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Absentee
Noun
Singular:
absentee
Plural:
absenteesOrigin of Absentee
-
absent + -ee
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to absentee using the buttons below.