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tru⋅ant

  [troo-uhnt]
Use truant in a Sentence
–noun
1. a student who stays away from school without permission.
2. a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty.
–adjective
3. absent from school without permission.
4. neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a truant.
–verb (used without object)
6. to be truant.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < OF: vagrant, beggar < Celtic; cf. Welsh truan wretched, wretch

Related forms:
tru⋅ant⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. idler, shirker, layabout, loafer, malingerer.
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tru·ant   (trōō'ənt)   
n.  

  1. One who is absent without permission, especially from school.

  2. One who shirks work or duty.

adj.  

  1. Absent without permission, especially from school.

  2. Idle, lazy, or neglectful.

intr.v.   tru·ant·ed, tru·ant·ing, tru·ants
To be truant.

[Middle English, beggar, from Old French.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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