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    tru·ant
    /ˈtro͞oənt/

    noun

    • 1. a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation.

    adjective

    • 1. (of a student) being a truant: "truant children"

    verb

    • 1. another way of saying play truant below

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › truantTruant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TRUANT is one who shirks duty; especially : one who stays out of school without permission. How to use truant in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRUANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a child who is regularly absent from school without permission: Police reports showed that the vast majority of crime committed by children was carried out by truants. play truant UK (US usually play hooky) to be regularly absent from school without permission:

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › truantTruant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A truant is a student who is out of school without permission. If you skip school to go shopping with your friends, you are a truant. A person can be a truant, and behavior can be described as truant too, since it's both a noun and an adjective.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › truantTRUANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a student who stays away from school without permission. a person who shirks or neglects a duty. Synonyms: malingerer, loafer, layabout, shirker, idler. adjective. absent from school without permission. neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRUANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A truant is a pupil who stays away from school without permission. The parents of persistent truants can be put in jail. American English : truant / ˈtruənt /

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › truantTruant - definition of truant by The Free Dictionary

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

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › truantTruant Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    A person who neglects his or her work or duties. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: hooky player. nonattender. no-show. straying. slacker. shirker. neglectful. missing. idle. absent. loafer. lazy. adjective.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of truant – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    TRUANT definition: 1. a child who stays away from school without permission 2. the problem of children playing truant. Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontruant noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of truant noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › -truantTRUANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a student who stays away from school without permission. a person who shirks or neglects a duty. Synonyms: malingerer, loafer, layabout, shirker, idler. adjective. absent from school without permission. neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.