Absentee are a band from London in the UK. They are Dan Michaelson (vocals/guitar), Melinda Bronstein (vocals, keyboards, melodica, glochenspiel), Babak Ganjei (guitar/lap steel), Laurie Earle (bass) and Jon Chandler (drums).

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

One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee.

one that is absent or not in residence

A crofter who is not ordinarily resident on or within 10 miles (16km) of the croft.

Individual not present for league night. Scoring referred to as "absentee score" in which the league rules determine what that score would be (i.e., absent bowler's average minus 10 pins, plus handicap).

See Blind

one who is not present.