truant

[US]/ˈtruːənt/
[UK]/ˈtruːənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. someone who stays away from school without permission, or someone who is lazy
adj. lazy, skipping school
vi. to be lazy, to avoid responsibility, to skip school.

Phrases & Collocations

play truant

Example Sentences

I found the truant throwing stones in the river.

Is she off school because she’s ill, or is she playing truant?

The truant student skipped school again.

The truant behavior of the employee led to his dismissal.

She was labeled a truant for missing too many classes.

The truant teenager was found loitering in the park.

The truant students were given detention as punishment.

The truant boy finally confessed to his teacher about his reasons for skipping class.

Real-world Examples

" A Mudblood, a runaway goblin, and these truants. "

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Think of James Brown, the truant, at this time!

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

Horatio says: A truant disposition, good my lord.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

But, instead of going to school, he was in the habit of playing truant.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

Once the students study in a very big class, they may become very lazy or even play truant.

Source: 50 Sample Essays for English Major Level 8 Exam Memorization

They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, travelled 1,600 miles.

Source: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

I deserve it! Yes, I deserve it! I have been nothing but a truant and a vagabond.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

So if you skip class, or you skip school, you can be called a truant.

Source: Learn a few words every day.

Recently, she played the truant again.

Source: Pan Pan

Jimmy was suspended from school for being truant.

Source: Learn a few words every day.

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