An absentee landlord is a land owner that rents his/her land to farmers. The landlords do not actually live or farm the land. Many farmers were upset since they could not gain ownership to the land on which they live on.
An absentee landlord is one who does not live on the premises. For example, if you rent the top floor of a townhouse and the landlord lives two towns over, then he is an absentee landlord. If he lives downstairs from you, then he is not an absentee landlord. Some people prefer absentee landlords because they think that one that lives in the same building will complain about every minor offense or imagined wrong that you do.
They want to gain ownership of the land they live and work on and not have to pay the landlords of England ( the absentee landlords) rent.
The root word "absent" means not present or missing. When combined with the suffix "-ee," it denotes someone who is absent or missing, as in an "absentee" voter or landlord.
John Mason as the holder of the grant for New Hampshire. Of course as an absentee landlord he never saw New Hampshire.
An absentee is one who is absent from his or her post.
The Absentee was created in 1812.
An absentee landlord is one that doesn't actually do anything, generally with the exception of collecting money from their tenants. "Absent" meaning "not present" in this case implies, "never around when you need them."
An absentee voter is a registered voter who is allowed to vote by absentee ballot, due to absence from the district during the election.
Absentee - album - was created on 2008-05-06.
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The Absentee - 1915 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Passed
The first syllable is stressed.