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truant

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) truant (noun)
  2. 2) truant (adjective)
  3. 3) truant (verb)
  4. truant officer (noun)

1tru·ant

noun \ˈtrü-ənt\

Definition of TRUANT

: one who shirks duty; especially : one who stays out of school without permission
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Examples of TRUANT

  1. an increasing number of truants

Origin of TRUANT

Middle English, vagabond, idler, from Anglo-French, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish trógán wretch, trúag wretched
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with TRUANT

fluent, suint

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