- a person who is absent without leave, esp from school
- being or relating to a truant
- (intransitive) to play truant
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tru•ant /ˈtruənt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a student who stays away from school without permission.
- one who neglects his or her duty.
adj.
- absent from school without permission.
- neglecting to do one's duty.
tru•ant
(tro̅o̅′ənt),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
v.i.
tru′ant•ly, adv.
- a student who stays away from school without permission.
- a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty.
adj.
- absent from school without permission.
- neglectful of duty or responsibility;
idle. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a truant.
v.i.
- to be truant.
- Celtic; compare Welsh truan wretched, wretch
- Old French: vagrant, beggar
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 2. idler, shirker, layabout, loafer, malingerer.
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truant /ˈtruːənt/ n
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