truant

[ troo-uhnt ]

/ ˈtru ənt /

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noun

a student who stays away from school without permission.

a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty.

adjective

absent from school without permission.

neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.

of, relating to, or characteristic of a truant.

verb (used without object)

to be truant.

Origin of truant

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French: vagrant, beggar <Celtic; compare Welsh truan wretched, wretch

SYNONYMS FOR truant

2 idler, shirker, layabout, loafer, malingerer.

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OTHER WORDS FROM truant

tru·ant·ly, adverbnon·tru·ant, noun, adjectiveun·tru·ant, adjective

Words nearby truant

troy weight, trp, trs, Trst, truancy, truant, truant officer, truantry, Trubetzkoy, truce, Truchas Peaks

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Example sentences from the Web for truant

Her pride would not allow her to admit that she was glad to see him, relieved to be overtaken like a truant from school.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. Sinclair
But that, in her delight at recovering her truant, Martin did not notice.
Hoodie|Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
The clever voyageurs steered between trees and around stones as the truant flood bore them headlong to almost certain destruction.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
Presumption is ever whole at the heart, and hath but the truant sickness, and groaneth only for the fashion.
Letters of Samuel Rutherford|Samuel Rutherford

I deny that there is or could have been one truant fluttering murmur of the heart against the reality of glory.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey

British Dictionary definitions for truant

truant

/ (ˈtruːənt) /

noun

a person who is absent without leave, esp from school

adjective

being or relating to a truant

verb

(intr) to play truant

Derived forms of truant

truancy, noun

Word Origin for truant

C13: from Old French: vagabond, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh truan miserable, Old Irish trōg wretched

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单词	truant
释义	truant [ troo-uhnt ] / ˈtru ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR truant ON THESAURUS.COM noun a student who stays away from school without permission. a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty. adjective absent from school without permission. neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle. of, relating to, or characteristic of a truant. verb (used without object) to be truant. Origin of truant 1250–1300; Middle English <Old French: vagrant, beggar <Celtic; compare Welsh truan wretched, wretch SYNONYMS FOR truant 2 idler, shirker, layabout, loafer, malingerer. SEE SYNONYMS FOR truant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM truant tru·ant·ly, adverbnon·tru·ant, noun, adjectiveun·tru·ant, adjective Words nearby truant troy weight, trp, trs, Trst, truancy, truant, truant officer, truantry, Trubetzkoy, truce, Truchas Peaks Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for truant Her pride would not allow her to admit that she was glad to see him, relieved to be overtaken like a truant from school. North of Fifty-Three\|Bertrand W. Sinclair But that, in her delight at recovering her truant, Martin did not notice. Hoodie\|Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth The clever voyageurs steered between trees and around stones as the truant flood bore them headlong to almost certain destruction. Strange Stories of the Great Valley\|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor Presumption is ever whole at the heart, and hath but the truant sickness, and groaneth only for the fashion. Letters of Samuel Rutherford\|Samuel Rutherford I deny that there is or could have been one truant fluttering murmur of the heart against the reality of glory. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)\|Thomas De Quincey British Dictionary definitions for truant truant / (ˈtruːənt) / noun a person who is absent without leave, esp from school adjective being or relating to a truant verb (intr) to play truant Derived forms of truant truancy, noun Word Origin for truant C13: from Old French: vagabond, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh truan miserable, Old Irish trōg wretched Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to truant hooky, no-show, malingerer, delinquent, deserter, shirker, runaway, absent without leave, astray, away, gone, missing, draft dodger
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truant

noun

adjective

verb (used without object)

Origin of truant

SYNONYMS FOR truant

OTHER WORDS FROM truant

Words nearby truant

Example sentences from the Web for truant

British Dictionary definitions for truant

noun

adjective

verb

Derived forms of truant

Word Origin for truant

Words related to truant