TRUANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does truant mean?
• TRUANT (noun)
The noun TRUANT has 2 senses:
1. one who is absent from school without permission
2. someone who shirks duty
Familiarity information: TRUANT used as a noun is rare.
• TRUANT (adjective)
The adjective TRUANT has 1 sense:
1. absent without permission
Familiarity information: TRUANT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRUANT (noun)
Meaning:
One who is absent from school without permission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
hooky player; truant
Hypernyms ("truant" is a kind of...):
absentee (one that is absent or not in residence)
Meaning:
Someone who shirks duty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
nonattender; no-show; truant
Hypernyms ("truant" is a kind of...):
offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)
• TRUANT (adjective)
Meaning:
Absent without permission
Synonyms:
awol; truant
Context examples:
truant schoolboys / the soldier was AWOL for almost a week
Similar:
absent (not in a specified place physically or mentally)
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