plural of truant

One who is absent without permission, especially from school.

(intransitive) To play truant. / (transitive) To idle away; to waste. / To idle away time.

Absent without permission, especially from school. / Wandering from business or duty; straying; loitering; idle, and shirking duty.

present participle of truant

simple past tense and past participle of truant

Truancy.

plural of truanting

To be absent from school without permission.

An official responsible for investigating people who may be truant and compelling their attendance.