Definition of Absentee

Absent

ABSENTEE noun

	A person with an income who has had the forethought to remove himself from the sphere of exaction.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Absolute

Regular definition:

ABSENTEE:
?æbs?n?ti: n. a person not present, esp. one who is absent from work or school. øabsentee landlord a landlord who lets a property while living elsewhere.

Last updated: 9/3/2011 12:48:30