truant

/ˈtɹʊənt ~ ˈtɹuː.ənt/

noun

  1. 1

    One who is absent without permission, especially from school.

verb

  1. 1

    To play truant.

    “the number of schoolchildren known to have truanted”
  2. 2

    To idle away; to waste.

  3. 3

    To idle away time.

adjective

  1. 1

    Absent without permission, especially from school.

    “He didn't graduate because he was chronically truant and didn't have enough attendances to meet the requirement.”
  2. 2

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

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