Synonyms for absentee

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ab-suh n-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˌæb sənˈti

Définition of absentee

Origin : 1530s, from absent (v.) + -ee.

adj not being present

Example sentences :

Absentee ownership is at the bottom of the trouble in either case.
Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee

A year went over their heads, and yet another, but no news of the absentee.
Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Twenty had changed to fifteen and fifteen to ten, but there was no news of the absentee.
Extract from : « A Study In Scarlet » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The problem of absentee landlordism was exciting Ireland in these years.
Extract from : « The New Nation » by Frederic L. Paxson

He was invited to become an absentee at his earliest convenience.
Extract from : « Crooked Trails and Straight » by William MacLeod Raine

An absentee landlord, too,' grumbled Mrs Pansey, resentfully.
Extract from : « The Bishop's Secret » by Fergus Hume

To do this he must be in residence, but, generally, he is an absentee.
Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine

During a considerable portion of the term he must have been an absentee.
Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing

In short, the estate shows as if it had an absentee owner, or none at all.
Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid

At the breakfast table the next morning there was one absentee.
Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6 » by Various

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