truant
tru·ant / ˈtroōənt/ • n. a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation.• adj. (of a student) being a truant: truant children. ∎ wandering; straying: her truant husband.• v. [intr.] another way of saying play truant below.PHRASES: play truant stay away from school or work without permission or explanation; play hooky.DERIVATIVES: tru·an·cy / -ənsē/ n.
truant
truant †sturdy beggar, idle rogue XIII; pupil absent from school without leave XV; adj. XVI. — OF. truant (mod. truand) :- Gallo-Rom. *trūgant-, prob. of Celt. orig. (cf. W. truan, Gael. truaghan wretched).
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