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Meaning of truant

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

truant

Pronunciation:/ˈtɹʊənt ~ ˈtɹuː.ənt/

noun

Definitions

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

verb

Definitions

  1. To play truant.

    Example: the number of schoolchildren known to have truanted

  2. To idle away; to waste.

  3. To idle away time.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Absent without permission, especially from school.

    Example: He didn't graduate because he was chronically truant and didn't have enough attendances to meet the requirement.

  2. Wandering from business or duty; straying; loitering; idle, and shirking duty.