absentee B2 Topic:Time US /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/ See IPA manual Freq #36728 Meanings 1 noun a person who is not present where they are supposed to be, such as at work or school At roll-call there were three absentees. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who is not present... no-show Word family Forms absentees Derived forms absenteeistabsenteeshipabsenteismpresentee Related forms absenteeism Common collocations absentee ballot Noun + noun Etymology AI details From absent + -ee. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # absentee **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/ **Frequency rank:** 36728 ## Meanings 1. a person who is not present where they are supposed to be, such as at work or school ## Examples - At roll-call there were three absentees. ## Derived Forms - absenteeist - absenteeship - absenteism - presentee ## Related Forms - absenteeism ## Etymology From absent + -ee. ## AI Etymology Absentee is from absent plus -ee. The agentive suffix ties the word to a role, participant, recipient, or instrument associated with absent; here the base names the field or object, while the suffix identifies the person or thing in that relation. In use as a noun, absentee denotes a person who is not present where they are supposed to be, such as at work or school. The same word family continues in derived forms such as absenteeist, absenteeship, absenteism, and presentee and related entries such as absenteeism. ## Topics - Time markdown