TRUANT


Meaning of TRUANT in English

n., adj., & v.

n. 1 a child who stays away from school without leave or explanation. 2 a person missing from work etc.

adj. (of a person, conduct, thoughts, etc.) shirking, idle, wandering.

v.intr. (also play truant) stay away as a truant. truancy n.

[ ME f. OF, prob. ult. f. Celt.: cf. Welsh truan, Gael. truaghan wretched ]

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