truant truant /ˈtruːənt/
adjective
-
Absent without permission
(
awol
, truant
)
absent without permission
Truant schoolboys
truant schoolboys
The soldier was AWOL for almost a week
the soldier was AWOL for almost a week
noun
-
Someone who shirks duty
(
no-show
, nonattender
, truant
)
someone who shirks duty
-
One who is absent from school without permission
(
hooky player
[Informal, N. American] , truant
)
one who is absent from school without permission