truant (n.)

  1. one who is absent from school without permission

    [ Syn: hooky player ]

  2. someone who shirks duty

    [ Syn: no-show , nonattender ]

    truant (adj.)

  1. absent without permission; truant schoolboys; the soldier was AWOL for almost a week

    [ Syn: awol ]

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