Absent without permission; SYN. awol.
Množina: truants
ETYM French truand, Old Fren. truant, a vagrant, beggar; of Celtic origin; cf. w. tru, truan, wretched, miserable, truan a wretch, Irish trogha miserable, Gael. truaghan a poor, distressed, or wretched creature, truagh wretched.
One who is absent from school without permission; SYN. hooky player.
To idle away time especially while playing truant.