truant

[ troo-uhnt ]
/ ˈtru ənt /
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noun

a student who stays away from school without permission.
a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty.

adjective

absent from school without permission.
neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a truant.

verb (used without object)

to be truant.

Origin of truant

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French: vagrant, beggar < Celtic; compare Welsh truan wretched, wretch

OTHER WORDS FROM truant

tru·ant·ly, adverb non·tru·ant, noun, adjective un·tru·ant, adjective

Words nearby truant

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Words related to truant

hooky, AWOL, no-show, malingerer, delinquent, deserter, shirker, runaway, astray, away, gone, missing

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British Dictionary definitions for truant

truant
/ (ˈtruːənt) /

noun

a person who is absent without leave, esp from school

adjective

being or relating to a truant

verb

(intr) to play truant

Derived forms of truant

truancy, noun

Word Origin for truant

C13: from Old French: vagabond, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh truan miserable, Old Irish trōg wretched