TRUANT Meaning of TRUANT in English noun (esp. BrE ) ADJECTIVE▪ persistent▪ schoolVERB + TRUANT▪ play ( BrE ) ▪She often played ~ and wrote her own sick notes. TRUANT + NOUN▪ officer ( BrE , AmE ) Oxford Collocations English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний . 2012