truant

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English

Pronunciation

IPA /ˈtɹʊənt ~ ˈtɹuː.ənt/

Noun

truant noun

One who is absent without permission, especially from school.

Verb

truant verb

To play truant.“the number of schoolchildren known to have truanted”
To idle away; to waste.
To idle away time.

Adjective

truant adjective

Absent without permission, especially from school.“He didn't graduate because he was chronically truant and didn't have enough attendances to meet the requirement.”
Wandering from business or duty; straying; loitering; idle, and shirking duty.

Related terms

Synonyms

awol absent no-show nonattender hooky player idle chronically absent without leave schoolless absentee adrift absent over leave absentaneous abs.absential omniabsent

Associated

screwy truancy haggard stump sleeper aerodrome toledo spotlight wave petty newport vinyl

Rhymes

fluent pursuant confluent suant suent caribou hunt hugh hunt kangaroo hunt knew hunt lulu hunt

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