truant
/ˈtruənt/
noun
- A student who stays away from school without permission.
- She was labeled a truant after missing three weeks of class.
- The officer found the truant playing video games at the arcade during school hours.
- The school counselor talked to the truant about why he didn't want to attend.
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adjective
- Describing someone who is absent from school without permission, or related to such absence.
- He had a truant habit that worried his teachers.
- The school reported a truant student to the local authorities.
- The truant officer visited the family's home to check on the missing student.
verb
- To stay away from school without permission; to play truant.
- If you truant too often, you might have to repeat the grade.
- She used to truant from school whenever she felt bored.
- They decided to truant and spend the afternoon at the park.