|absən.|tē noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
1. : one that is absent or that absents himself (as a pupil from school or a worker from a job)
sick absentees
specifically : a proprietor that lives elsewhere — often used disparagingly
absentee landlords
2. : one that is nonexistent or lacking
trees are notable absentees in the perpetually drought-stricken landscape — George Farwell
in this anthology, these two authors being among the absentees