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Definition of absentee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

absentee

noun
 
/ˌæbsənˈtiː/
 
/ˌæbsənˈtiː/
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  1. a person who is not at a place where they were expected to beTopics Working lifec2, Educationc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAbsentee is used before these nouns:
    • ballot
    • father
    • landlord
    • …
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