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- [ab-suh n-tee]
- /ˌæb sənˈti/
- /ˌæb.sənˈtiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ab-suh n-tee]
- /ˌæb sənˈti/
Definitions of absentee word
- countable noun absentee An absentee is a person who is expected to be in a particular place but who is not there. 3
- adjective absentee Absentee is used to describe someone who is not there to do a particular job in person. 3
- adjective absentee In elections in the United States, if you vote by absentee ballot or if you are an absentee voter, you vote in advance because you will be away. 3
- noun absentee a person who is absent 3
- noun absentee (as modifier) 3
- noun absentee a person who is absent, as from work, school, etc. 3
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Origin of absentee
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; absent + -ee
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Parts of speech for Absentee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
absentee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for absentee
adj absentee
- remote — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- oblivious — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
noun absentee
- truant — a student who stays away from school without permission.
- defaulter — A defaulter is someone who does not do something that they are legally supposed to do, such as make a payment at a particular time, or appear in a court of law.
- runaway — a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter.
- absconder — to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with the money.
Antonyms for absentee
noun absentee
- attendee — The attendees at something such as a meeting or a conference are the people who are attending it.
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