Definitions
- n. 1
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
At roll-call there were three absentees.
Related words
- Word family
- absenteeism
Forms
- Plural
- absentees → no-shows…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| absentee | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.