vt to idle away; to waste.
2. truant ·vi to idle away time; to loiter, or wander; to play the truant.
3. truant ·adj wandering from business or duty; loitering; idle, and shirking duty; as, a truant boy.
4. truant ·noun one who stays away from business or any duty; especially, one who stays out of school without leave; an idler; a loiterer; a shirk.