absentee

== English == === Etymology === From absent +‎ -ee. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/ Rhymes: -iː === Noun === absentee (plural absentees) A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] Synonym: no-show (attributive) Designating a person absent in a particular capacity, sometimes implying that they are difficult to contact, unresponsive, avoiding their responsibilities, etc. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] (law) 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. Something that is not present where it might be expected. (attributive) Designating something whose owner, person responsible, etc. is absent. (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 17th century.] A voter who is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter. [First attested in the early 20th century.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== absenteeism ==== Translations ==== === References === Noah Webster (1828), “absentee”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC. “absentee”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “absentee”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.