B2nouneducationpolitics
US/ˌæb.sənˈtiː/
UK/ˌæb.sənˈtiː/
someone who stays away from school, work or another place where they are expected to be
In context
There were five absentees in class today because of the flu.
American citizens living abroad can vote with an absentee ballot sent by mail.
The villagers complained that the absentee landlord never repaired anything.
Words that go with absentee
noun + noun
- absentee ballotShe mailed her absentee ballot a week before the election.
- absentee landlordThe building is falling apart because of an absentee landlord.
- absentee votingAbsentee voting has grown since the pandemic.
- absentee fatherThe film tells the story of a boy and his absentee father.
- absentee ownerThe farm is managed for an absentee owner who lives in the city.
- absentee rateThe school's absentee rate rises every rainy season.