nonattender
- noun
- /ˌnɒnəˈtɛndər/
- Approximately three-fourths of the sample were 19 to 25 years of age, and there was no significant age difference between attenders and nonattenders.
- attenders and nonattenders
- female nonattenders
- male nonattenders
Examples
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There was no significant difference between attenders and nonattenders for employment status.
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The average age for NEP attenders was 22.13 versus 21.71 for nonattenders (F = 1.588, p = .208) and ranged from 13 to 38.
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By contrast, church attenders in Nicaragua tend to be less interested in politics than nonattenders.
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Comparing female NEP attenders and female NEP nonattenders
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While NEP nonattenders scored slightly higher than NEP attenders, the difference was nonsignificant.
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The other finding is that church attenders in Costa Rica tend to feel more politically empowered than nonattenders.
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Two injection drug practices were significantly different when comparing NEP attenders and NEP nonattenders.
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For reasons that remain unclear, both male and female IDUs attending the NEP reported heroin as their drug of choice, while nonattenders, males in particular, reported more alcohol and marijuana use.
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Likewise, there was no significant difference in education level between NEP attenders and nonattenders (χ = .64, p = .725).
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Many students were surprised to find that the nonattenders of the lecture missed important information.
Synonyms
A person who is not present where they should be
A person expected at an appointment who does not arrive and gives no notice
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Morphology
Etymology
The word nonattender comes from the parts non- ('not') and attend ('to be present' or 'to go to'), and it shares the same root as attention, which is about being present or focused. So a nonattender is simply someone who was expected to be there but 'is not' present.