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What is the adjective for absenters?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb absent which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

absent
  1. (not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  2. (not comparable) Not existing; lacking. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  3. (sometimes comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Noticeably absent from the Havana conference were trade union representatives from the USA and Canada.”
      “Indeed, concrete recommendations for enhanced public participation in forest management are virtually absent from the report.”
      “The same boy who sat there listlessly with an absent look on his face would suddenly jump up with his eyes lit up.”
absentee
  1. (attributive) Pertaining to one that is absent. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Due to his absentee father, Peter struggled with feelings of abandonment throughout his childhood.”
absenter
absentaneous
  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to absence.
absentest
absented
absenting
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