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
Chalky knows, from having children, that if the girl doesn’t go to school today, someone might send a truant officer around.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2014
Zurkowski told me that some districts have sent truant officer to their homes.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2014
The only thing that's kept me going at Miss Preston's is the way Momma looked at me when the truant officer pulled me away toward the waiting pony.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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