absentee

B2 Topic:Time
US /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/
noun Freq #36728

Meanings

  1. 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

Etymology

From absent + -ee.

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