Truant | Mean of truant in English Dictionary
/ˈtruːwənt/
- Noun
- a student who misses school without permission
- an increasing number of truants
- a truant officer [=a person who looks for students who are not in school]
- to miss school without permission
- He's been playing truant [=(US) playing hooky, (Brit) skiving off] with his friends.
