absentee apâstgar Fr.: absent, absentéiste A person who is absent, especially from work or school (Dictionary.com). Etymology (EN): From → absent + -ee a suffix forming nouns that denote a person who is the object or beneficiary of the act specified by the verb, from Fr. -é, ending of p.p.s used as nouns. Etymology (PE): Apâstgar, from apâst, → absent, + -gar, → -or. |