Truant


noun
1.
a student who stays away from school without permission.
2.
a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty.
adjective
3.
absent from school without permission.
4.
neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.
5.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a truant.
verb (used without object)
6.
to be truant.
noun
1.
a person who is absent without leave, esp from school
adjective
2.
being or relating to a truant
verb
3.
(intransitive) to play truant

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