TRUANT


Meaning of TRUANT in English

— truantly , adv.

/trooh"euhnt/ , n.

1. a student who stays away from school without permission.

2. a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty.

adj.

3. absent from school without permission.

4. neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.

5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a truant.

v.i.

6. to be truant.

[ 1250-1300; ME truan wretched, wretch ]

Syn. 2. idler, shirker, layabout, loafer, malingerer.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .