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Truant

noun
/ˈtɹʊənt ~ ˈtɹuː.ənt/
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounOne who is absent without permission, especially from school.
2.verbTo play truant.
"the number of schoolchildren known to have truanted"
3.verbTo idle away; to waste.
4.verbTo idle away time.
5.adjectiveAbsent without permission, especially from school.
"He didn't graduate because he was chronically truant and didn't have enough attendances to meet the requirement."
6.adjectiveWandering from business or duty; straying; loitering; idle, and shirking duty.

Synonyms

awolabsentno-shownonattenderhooky playeridlechronicallyabsent without leaveschoollessabsenteeadriftabsent over leave

Rhymes With

fluentpursuantconfluentsuantsuentcaribou hunthugh huntkangaroo hunt
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