ABSENTEE', noun One who withdraws from his country, office or estate; one who removed to a distant place or to another counter.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
ABSENTEE', noun One who withdraws from his country, office or estate; one who removed to a distant place or to another counter.
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