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TRUANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who shirks duty
Synonyms:
no-show; nonattender; truant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("truant" is a kind of...):
offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
One who is absent from school without permission
Synonyms:
hooky player; truant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("truant" is a kind of...):
absentee (one that is absent or not in residence)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Absent without permission
Example:
the soldier was AWOL for almost a week
Synonyms:
awol; truant
Classified under:
Similar:
absent (not being in a specified place)
Derivation:
truancy (failure to attend (especially school))
