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Meaning of truant in English
Pronunciation
/ˈtruənt/
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Classifying Adjective
truant
Definitions
1.
absent without permission
Examples
« truant schoolboys »
« the soldier was AWOL for almost a week »
Synonyms
absent
Noun
truant
Etymology
Middle English (denoting a person begging through choice rather than necessity): from Old French, probably ultimately of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh truan, Scottish Gaelic truaghan‘wretched’
Definitions
1.
one who is absent from school without permission
2.
someone who shirks duty