Truant
noun
A student who stays away from school without permission.
He was labelled a truant after missing a week of school with no explanation.
Often appears as...
- play truant
- school truant
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Disapproving
adjective
Relating to a student who stays away from school without permission.
Owing to his truant behavior, he was unable to keep up with the classwork.
Often appears as...
- truant behavior
- truant student
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To stay away from school without permission.
He often truant from school to play video games at home.
Often appears as...
- truant from school
- truant to play
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A student who stays away from school without permission.
He was labelled a truant after missing a week of school with no explanation.
Often appears as...
- play truant
- school truant
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Relating to a student who stays away from school without permission.
Owing to his truant behavior, he was unable to keep up with the classwork.
Often appears as...
- truant behavior
- truant student
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To stay away from school without permission.
He often truant from school to play video games at home.
Often appears as...
- truant from school
- truant to play
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'truant' often suggests bad judgment or irresponsible behavior.
Her truant record made it difficult to get a good reference.
Pro Tip 2/3Used for Minors
'Truant' is typically used for school-aged children, rather than adults.
The truant child was found at the park during school hours.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Implications
Repeated truancy can lead to legal consequences for the student or parents.
Her parents were called to court due to her truant behavior.
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Incredible Orangutan...
you never seen them this big before have it was amazing to see how quickly noddy adapted to life in forest school but he wasn't quite ready for this roona one of the largest orangutans in forest school was playing truant from
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Help for kids the...
These people are at-risk; these people are truant. These people are empty containers for us to fill with knowledge. They have the problems, we have the solutions." Number two.
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Incredible Orangutan...
you never seen them this big before have it was amazing to see how quickly noddy adapted to life in forest school but he wasn't quite ready for this roona one of the largest orangutans in forest school was playing truant from
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Help for kids the...
These people are at-risk; these people are truant. These people are empty containers for us to fill with knowledge. They have the problems, we have the solutions." Number two.
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Quote examples
David Carradine
American Actor
I was a truant. And if you're a truant in New York City, the truant officer gets after you, and then you get into the courts, and then things happen which they really shouldn't. But I ended up in a very sweet reform school. It's the place you go to if you've got a really kind judge.
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Krzysztof Penderecki
Polish Composer
After music, trees are my passion. My great-grandfather was a forester, so maybe it is genetic. My father would take me for walks in the forest and sometimes I would play truant with him. 'You won't learn anything in a communist school, my boy,' he would say. He loved trees too.
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Colin Powell
American Statesman
Too often we act - ask our schools to be truant officers, our teachers to be truant officers, because we're giving them children who have, you know, they're not ready to learn. And if they're not ready to learn by the third grade, they know they're behind.
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Dave Van Ronk
American Musician
They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously.
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Rekha
Indian Actress
I can't cheat on my performances. For me my films are like my babies. I nurture them and look after them like a mother. I can't play truant from shooting even for a day. When I agree to do a film I am with it all the way.
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James McBride
American Writer
I was in a special class in high school for truants. They made us stay together all day. Once a week, they would send us to a guidance counselor. He would sit me in his office and he would try to talk to me.
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Moe Howard
American Actor
I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket.
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Marlon Brando
American Actor
At Libertyville High, I was a bad student, chronic truant, and all-round incorrigible. I was forever being sent to the principal's office to be disciplined.
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Alek Wek
British Designer
I could never understand why other kids wanted to truant - my education here gave me everything. It's the place where I really got to flourish.
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David Carradine
American Actor
I was a truant. And if you're a truant in New York City, the truant officer gets after you, and then you get into the courts, and then things happen which they really shouldn't. But I ended up in a very sweet reform school. It's the place you go to if you've got a really kind judge.
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Krzysztof Penderecki
Polish Composer
After music, trees are my passion. My great-grandfather was a forester, so maybe it is genetic. My father would take me for walks in the forest and sometimes I would play truant with him. 'You won't learn anything in a communist school, my boy,' he would say. He loved trees too.
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Colin Powell
American Statesman
Too often we act - ask our schools to be truant officers, our teachers to be truant officers, because we're giving them children who have, you know, they're not ready to learn. And if they're not ready to learn by the third grade, they know they're behind.
Quote examples
Dave Van Ronk
American Musician
They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously.
Quote examples
Rekha
Indian Actress
I can't cheat on my performances. For me my films are like my babies. I nurture them and look after them like a mother. I can't play truant from shooting even for a day. When I agree to do a film I am with it all the way.
Quote examples
James McBride
American Writer
I was in a special class in high school for truants. They made us stay together all day. Once a week, they would send us to a guidance counselor. He would sit me in his office and he would try to talk to me.
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Moe Howard
American Actor
I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket.
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Marlon Brando
American Actor
At Libertyville High, I was a bad student, chronic truant, and all-round incorrigible. I was forever being sent to the principal's office to be disciplined.
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Alek Wek
British Designer
I could never understand why other kids wanted to truant - my education here gave me everything. It's the place where I really got to flourish.
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