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A student who outsourced attendance to their imagination.
means Someone who stays away from school or duty without permission, usually to do something more fun instead.
from Truant arrived in English via Old French 'truant,' meaning a beggar or vagabond, and before that it likely traces to a Celtic root related to wretchedness or misery — a word for someone pitifully idle. Over time the beggar's connotation faded and the word settled onto its favorite target: the kid who'd rather roam than sit through class.
- origin
- from a word meaning vagabond or beggar
- legal status
- chronic absence can trigger court action
- adjective bonus
- also means idle or wandering generally
- modern twist
- now includes skipping zoom, not just class