absentee

absentee

noun

The English word absentee has two main meanings:

A person who is not present where they are expected to be.
A person who owns property but does not live on it.

 

Example

  1. There were several absentees from school today because of the flu.
  2. The absentee landlord never seemed to care about the property.
  3. Absentee voting is allowed in most states.