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truant

[ troo-uhnt ]

noun

  1. a student who stays away from school without permission.
  2. a person who shirks or neglects a duty.

    Synonyms: malingerer, loafer, layabout, shirker, idler



adjective

  1. absent from school without permission.
  2. neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.
  3. of, relating to, or characteristic of a person who neglects a duty, responsibility, or required attendance.

verb (used without object)

  1. to be neglectful of duty, responsibility, or attendence.

truant

/ ˈtruːənt /

noun

  1. a person who is absent without leave, esp from school
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. being or relating to a truant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to play truant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtruancy, noun
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Other Words From

  • truant·ly adverb
  • non·truant noun adjective
  • un·truant adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of truant1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English from Old French: “vagrant, beggar” from Celtic; compare Welsh truan “wretched, wretch”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of truant1

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

She opened it and found a letter demanding to know why Landon had been truant from his online classes during the fall semester.

However, truant absentee ballots still remained a problem in Connecticut, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.

In Florida, Illinois and New York, truant poll workers caused some polling places to open late.

Behind the fantasy dashboard sat Wood, conducting a violent campaign on snares and cymbals, and admiring the ultimate truant.

His schooling began at the age of nine, but the boy played truant so frequently that he was sent to boarding-school in Avignon.

It is only to transact some higher business that even Apollo dare play the truant from Admetus.

As a boy at the Grammar School of his native town, it is to be feared he loved to play truant.

Haply her truant tresses mock Some coronal of shapelier block, To wit, the bounding billy-cock.

At that the truant driver appeared, coming at a trot from down the street.

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