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truant

tru·ant [ tr ənt ]


noun  (plural tru·ants)
Definition:
 
somebody absent from school: somebody who is absent without permission or good reason, especially from school



adjective 
Definition:
 
absent: absent without permission



intransitive verb  (past and past participle tru·ant·ed, present participle tru·ant·ing, 3rd person present singular tru·ants)
Definition:
 
be absent: to be absent without permission, especially from school

[14th century. < Old French, "beggar, vagabond," of Celtic origin]

tru·an·cy noun
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