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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.
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Origin of truant
1250–1300; Middle English <Old French: vagrant, beggar <Celtic; compare Welsh truan wretched, wretch
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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, nounWord Origin for truant
C13: from Old French: vagabond, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh truan miserable, Old Irish trōg wretched
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