n. 1 malingerer, runaway, absentee, delinquent, dodger, shirker, idler, loafer, layabout, Slang Brit skiver, Brit military scrimshanker Truants were warned that their parents would be required to visit the school
adj. 2 malingering, runaway, absent, absentee, delinquent, shirking, loafing, Slang Brit skiving The officer brought in three truant boys found fishing at the lake