truant
Pronunciation:
/ˈtɹʊənt ~ ˈtɹuː.ənt/noun
Definitions
One who is absent without permission, especially from school.
verb
Definitions
To play truant.
Example: the number of schoolchildren known to have truanted
To idle away; to waste.
To idle away time.
adjective
Definitions
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.
Wandering from business or duty; straying; loitering; idle, and shirking duty.