/ ˈtruːənt; NAmE / noun
a child who stays away from school without permission
► tru·ant verb :
[ v ]
A number of pupils have been truanting regularly.
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IDIOMS
- play truant
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (denoting a person begging through choice rather than necessity): from Old French , probably ultimately of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh truan , Scottish Gaelic truaghan wretched.