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ABSENTEE
absentee
(noun) one that is absent or not in residence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
absentee (plural absentees)
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
(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.]
One that is nonexistent or lacking.
A voter that is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
Adjective
absentee (not comparable)
(attributive) Pertaining to one that is absent. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab`sen*tee", n.
Definition: One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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