Word "TRUANT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
someone who shirks duty
Synonyms:
no-show, nonattender

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
one who is absent from school without permission
Synonyms:
hooky player

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
absent without permission
Synonyms:
awol
Examples:
truant schoolboys

Crossword Clues for TRUANT

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Faithful soldier leaving base is missing (6)
It doesn't describe the present school child (6)
Pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation (6)
AT TURN
School shirker sounds like model worker (6)
Pupil who is absent without permission Puzzler Backwords 06 Jun 2025
A pupil out of school without leave or explanation (6)
He doesn't attend to his lessons (6)
Absentee Universal 17 Apr 2025
One who skips school (6) Puzzler 15 Apr 2025
Pupil away from school without permission The Times Concise 02 Apr 2025
True ant said to be AWOL (6)
Johnny ___, narrator of Mark Z. Danielewski's debut novel House of Leaves (6)
Delinquent The Sun Two Speed 08 Feb 2025
Someone often out of form? The Sun Two Speed 08 Feb 2025
I used to play it at school? Quite the reverse (6)
Unauthorised school absentee (6)
Intentional absentee (6)
Someone with no class?
Loyal relative reportedly an absentee
Absent pupil (6)
Skiver from school Mirror Tea Time 04 Dec 2024
He's out of his class (6)
Almost faithful worker is an absentee (6)
It doesn't describe the present pupil (6) Puzzler Cryptic 28 Nov 2024
Class skipper The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 08 Nov 2024
Skip school, play ...
School dodger (6)
One doesn't appear to be educated
Pupil absent without a legitimate reason The Sun Mini 06 Oct 2024
Child bunking off school (6)
Playing ___, bunking off school (6)
Skiver The Telegraph Quick 02 Sep 2024
He should be in form but he's not (6)
We're told faithful worker is absent (6)
Student skipping school Newsday 21 Aug 2024
It doesn't describe the present schoolboy
Pupil absent without a legitimate reason (6) Puzzler 21 Jul 2024
Absentee without excuse
It may be played when not in form (6)
What kids never play at school The Times Quick Cryptic 01 Jul 2024
Staying away from school
It's played by those out of their class
Schoolboy with knowledge of the present imperfect? (6)
Missing student
A pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation (6)
Student bunking school, throwing tantrum endlessly (6)
One staying away from school
Pupil who is absent without permission Puzzler Backwords 22 Mar 2024
The true ant, it is said, neglects its duties (6)
He's out of form (6)
An obsolete term for a vagrant (6)
School absconder
It's not played by present schoolchildren (6)
Perform an about-turn at absconder (6)
Skiver The Telegraph Quick 21 Feb 2024
Absent schoolboy
Pupil absent without permission Puzzler Backwords 31 Jan 2024
Class absentee Eugene Sheffer 22 Jan 2024
One missing from school (6)
Organise a turn by tenor, but he's not there
Organise a turn by tenor, but he's not there (6)
School no-show Commuter 28 Dec 2023
A vague term of reproach, now obsolete (6)
Unauthorized absentee Newsday 07 Oct 2023
Class cutter Thomas Joseph 25 Sep 2023
Not completely loyal worker missing from school The Telegraph Toughie 04 Apr 2023
Skipping school LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2023
One playing hooky LA Times Daily 27 Mar 2023
Skipper? LA Times Daily 28 Jan 2023
Ditch Day participant Wall Street Journal 18 Oct 2022
One with no class? Wall Street Journal 04 Jun 2022
Class absentee Eugene Sheffer 03 Jun 2022
Person with no class? Wall Street Journal 14 May 2022
No-show at school Newsday 02 Feb 2022
Loyal soldier leaving base to avoid training?
Class skipper Wall Street Journal 24 Jul 2021
Student skipping school Newsday 13 Jul 2021
Skipping school, tour USA (North-West's borders)
Delinquent The Sun Two Speed 24 Apr 2021
Beat time to welcome Rugby School skipper? The Sun Two Speed 24 Apr 2021
School skipper LA Times Daily 18 Apr 2021
School skipper The Washington Post 18 Apr 2021
. Mostly loyal worker becomes absentee
One skipping school Newsday 13 May 2020
Bunking off The Telegraph Quick 07 Dec 2019
Student skipping school Newsday 04 Nov 2019
School absentee The Telegraph Quick 11 Jul 2019
'Bunk off' The Telegraph Quick 05 Jul 2019
Beat time welcoming Rugby School skipper The Telegraph Toughie 25 Jun 2019
Pupil absent without permission Irish Times Simplex 25 Apr 2019
Vagrant once having to peddle round for all to see
Not the classy sort? New York Times 22 Dec 2018
AWOL Universal 19 Dec 2018
Unexcused absentee Newsday 05 Oct 2018
One avoiding school The Times Concise 25 Jul 2018
Kid bunking off school The Telegraph Quick 11 Jun 2018
Class cutter Thomas Joseph 30 May 2018
AWOL
Not the classy sort?
Absentee, not wholly faithful worker in colony
Skipping school Universal 23 Nov 2017
One playing hooky The Washington Post 24 Oct 2017
One playing hooky LA Times Daily 24 Oct 2017
Player often out of form?
Absent without leave Universal 29 Jun 2017
Hope not to see son when taking in an errant schoolchild
Class skipper Family Time 21 May 2017
School skipper Premier Sunday 30 Apr 2017
Classroom no-show Universal 21 Jan 2017
Absent without leave
Skipping school
One playing hooky
AWOL student Universal 18 Nov 2016
One playing hooky The Telegraph Quick 10 May 2016
AWOL student
School-leaver is not completely accurate with worker Irish Times Crosaire 09 Dec 2015
One forging a doctor's note, maybe LA Times Daily 18 Oct 2015
Certain absentee New York Times 13 Sep 2015
AWOL pupil Premier Sunday 23 Aug 2015
Absent without permission USA Today 14 Aug 2015
Not entirely sincere worker
Art nut replaced by one of those out of educational system Irish Times Crosaire 27 Jan 2015
Not quite loyal worker absent without justification
One playing hooky
One forging a doctor's note, maybe
Certain absentee
Absent without permission
AWOL pupil
Contracted loyal worker? Not this one
School skipper
AWOL
Unauthorized absentee
School-skipping student
'03 Alien Ant Farm album
Out of one's class?
Out of one's class?
Class misser
Someone not joining a class action?
Class skipper
Class-cutting
Someone not joining a class action?
Out of one's class?
School skipper
One who is not class-conscious?
One who is not class-conscious?
Class cutter
Hooky player
School skipper
Missing person
School no-show
Class cutter
Absentee
Class skipper
Certain skipper
Absentee
Hooky player
Hooky player
Hooky player
Hooky player
Taking a cut?
Absentee of sorts
Class cutter
Class cutter
Hooky player
Class cutter
Kind of officer
Kind of officer
Academy AWOL
Playing hooky
Skipper?
Derelict
AWOL student
One AWOL
Hookey player
Hooky player
School skipper
AWOL student
Absentee of sorts
Shirker
One spurning learning
Shirking responsibility
Hookey player
Shirker
A.W.O.L.
School problem.
Student A.W.O.L.
Schoolboy of a kind.
Shirking responsibility.
Hooky player.
Home and school problem.
Absentee.
Straying.
Vagabond of a sort.
Boy astray.
Shirker.
Shirking duty.
Shirker of duty
Shirker of duty.
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