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   Tru·ant

   /ˈtro͞oənt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation.

   adjective

   • 1. (of a student) being a truant: "truant children"
   • ▪ wandering; straying: "her truant husband"

   verb

   • 1. another way of saying play truant below

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a person begging through choice rather than necessity): from Old French, probably ultimately of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh truan, Scottish Gaelic truaghan ‘wretched’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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