truant officer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of truant officer
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t a truant officer at his door, though — no one had ever come knocking about that.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
Bonnie’s father, Stan Colwell, had been a tough truant officer before being promoted to principal at a second-chance high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2019
Zurkowski told me that some districts have sent truant officer to their homes.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2014
But he found his calling as a truant officer for John Muir High School in Pasadena and in speaking out against local youth street crime.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2012
Marly thought, Oh, dear, why did Joe have to go and act smarty just now, with a truant officer?
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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