absentee

4 definitions • 4 examples

someone who is not at school or work when they should be:

There are several absentees from school this week, because a lot of people have flu.

to send your vote by post or by using the internet when you cannot be present to vote at an election:

We are working to make it easier for military members to vote absentee when they are deployed overseas.

someone who is absent

someone who is not at work or at the place where they are supposed to be:

There are lots of absentees at the moment because of illness.

The CEO was a notable absentee from the meeting.