truant
noun /ˈtruː.ənt/Definition
› [C] a child who is regularly absent from school without permission: Police reports showed that the vast majority of crime committed by children was carried out by truants.Students and pupilsNot going to school play truant (US usually play hooky) › to be regularly absent from school without permission: Most parents are horrified when they discover their children have been playing truant from school.Not going to school
(Definition of truant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alumna noun
- alumnus noun
- boarder noun
- cadet noun
- classicist noun
- graduate noun
- infant noun (SCHOOL)
- intern noun (MEDICAL)
- intern noun (STUDENT)
- internship noun (IN a COMPANY)
- internship noun (IN A HOSPITAL)
- learner noun
- mature student noun
- monitor noun (AT SCHOOL)
- pupil noun (STUDENT)
- schoolgirl noun
- schoolmate noun
- sixth-former noun
- sophomore noun
- student noun
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