n. 25B6; noun ABSENTEE; Brit. informal skiver; Austral./NZ informal wag.
25B6; verb pupils who truant. : See play truant .
25A0; play truant stay away from school, truant; Brit. informal skive (off), bunk off; Irish informal mitch (off); N. Amer. informal play hookey, goof off; Austral./NZ informal play the wag.