1. a person who is absent from a place or event where they are expected to be

1. relating to or involving absence from a place where one is expected to be

Examples

• The teacher marked three absentees on the attendance sheet.
• Several absentees missed the important announcement.
• She cast an absentee ballot because she was traveling on election day.
• The company allows absentee voting for board members who cannot attend.
• Absentee landlords often neglect their rental properties.
• The school has a policy for tracking chronic absentees.
• He was an absentee from the mandatory training session.