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ABSENTEE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One that is absent or not in residence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("absentee" is a kind of...):

traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "absentee"):

AWOL (one who is away or absent without leave)

defaulter (someone who fails to make a required appearance in court)

exile; expat; expatriate (a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country)

hooky player; truant (one who is absent from school without permission)

Derivation:

absent (go away or leave)

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