Absenters

/æbˈsɛntərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of absenter; multiple people who are absent or stay away from expected places.

Etymology

From absenter + -s (standard English plural marker). Absenter itself comes from absent + -er (agent noun suffix).

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School districts now use data analysis to track patterns among absenters, finding that chronic absenteeism in elementary school is one of the strongest predictors of high school dropout rates.

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