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Meaning of
truant
in English
truant
us
/ˈtruː.ənt/
uk
/ˈtruː.ənt/
#uncommon
Plural
truants
Definitions
Adjective
shirking
duty
or
responsibility
;
idle
The
manager
labeled
the
employee
as
truant
due
to
his
constant
tardiness
.
absent
from
school
without
permission
The
school
identified
the
student
as
truant
after
discovering
his
unauthorized
absences
.
absent
without
approval
The
student
was
marked
as
truant
for
missing
classes
without
permission
.
wandering
from
duty
;
being
idle
and
irresponsible
The
teacher
reported
the
truant
student
to
the
principal
for
neglecting
his
schoolwork
.
Noun
a
person
avoiding
work
or
school
The
company
fired
the
truant
employee
who
consistently
failed
to
show
up
for
work
.
one
absent
without
leave
;
especially
from
school
The
parents
were
worried
about
their
truant
child
who
had
been
skipping
school
for
weeks
.
