"absentee" meaning in English

See absentee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absentee.wav
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From absent + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absent|ee}} absent + -ee Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} absentee (not comparable)
  1. (attributive) Pertaining to someone who is absent, for example does not live in the relevant local area, sometimes implying that they are difficult to contact, unresponsive, avoiding their responsibilities, etc. Tags: attributive, not-comparable Translations (pertaining to one who is absent): poissaoleva (Finnish), absente (Spanish)
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Noun

IPA: /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absentee.wav Forms: absentees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From absent + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absent|ee}} absent + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} absentee (plural absentees)
  1. A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc. Translations (person who is absent): ausente (Campidanese Sardinian), stesiau (Campidanese Sardinian), afwezige (Dutch), poissaoleva (Finnish), absent [masculine] (French), assenti (Gallurese), Abwesender [masculine] (German), Abwesende [feminine] (German), απών (apón) [masculine] (Greek), assente (Italian), kaitakē (Maori), ausente [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), faltoso [masculine] (Portuguese), отсу́тствующий (otsútstvujuščij) [masculine] (Russian), ausente (Sardinian), assenti (Sassarese), ausente [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-absentee-en-noun-eeEJHr5Q Disambiguation of 'person who is absent': 67 16 7 10
  2. (chiefly British, historical) A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated. Tags: British, historical Categories (topical): People Translations (landholder who doesn't live where his estate is): absentista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
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  3. One that is nonexistent or lacking. Translations (one that is nonexistent or lacking): poissaoleva (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-absentee-en-noun-Gc9ICwwx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 4 36 16 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 2 32 23 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 31 25 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 3 30 26 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 3 31 26 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 3 29 26 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 4 30 26 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 2 30 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 2 30 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 2 30 28 26 Disambiguation of 'one that is nonexistent or lacking': 2 3 93 2
  4. A voter that is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: absentee ballot, absenteeist, absentee ownership, absenteeship, absentee vote, absentee voting, presentee Related terms: absenteeism

Inflected forms

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