Preposition: from

• squad: More likely to make way are some of Saints older pros, with Fuller a notable absentee from the squad.

Converse of object

• remain: There are no fresh injury worries for Watford, with Clarke Carlisle, Chris Powell and Scott Loach remaining the only absentees.

• have: Patrick Viera and Martin Keown are both out for the Gunners, while Kiev have no major absentees.

• authorize: In comparison, 20 % of the S1 pupils were authorized absentees while 2 % were unauthorized absentees.

• vote: Daughter Lindy dodged the mess to some extent by voting absentee and being off in Oregon pursuing the elk.

• confirm: Will Haining and Danny Hall are both definitely out and Guy Branston requires treatment, while striker Chris Porter is another confirmed absentee.

Adjective modifier

• notable: Dave Jones is the only notable absentee from Fridays game with Steve Egerton coming in.

• noticeable: Boyd was a noticeable absentee from the squad that crashed out of the FA Cup at Bournemouth on Saturday.

• unauthorized: However, in June, the majority of schools had 6 % or more of their pupils as unauthorized absentees.

• long-term: Dominic Matteo has just come back to first-team football and he was joined by another long-term absentee, Lucas Radebe.

• long: They were deprived of Batty through injury from November, with David Hopkin also a long time absentee.

• only: The only absentee - other than Cambs - is Kent.

Modifies a noun

• landlord: Despite contact with the absentee landlord, no action has yet been taken.

• ballot: The county where I am from has very strict rules about sending absentee ballots abroad.

• landowner: It should be noted that it is local farmers rather than large absentee landowners who are seeking to limit the freedom to walk.

• proprietor: We have indicated that, on past performance, we would have concerns about Mrs Walters being an absentee proprietor.

• voting: We then looked at the chart for the start of absentee voting in Florida.

• voter: If applicants registered as overseas absentee voters in 2003, do they still have to register again?

Noun used with modifier

• term: Center forward Arthur Hydes was another long term absentee, missing completely from the beginning of January.

• injury: The meeting is earmarked for the return of long-time injury absentee Jesper B. Jensen to further boost the Panthers ranks.