Tru"ant, n. [F. truand, OF. truant, a vagrant, beggar; of Celtic origin; cf. W. tru, truan, wretched, miserable, truan a wretch, Ir. trogha miserable, Gael. truaghan a poor, distressed, or wretched creature, truagh wretched.] One who stays away from business or any duty; especially, one who stays out of school without leave; an idler; a loiterer; a shirk. Dryden.

I have a truant been to chivalry.

Tru"ant, a. Wandering from business or duty; loitering; idle, and shirking duty; as, a truant boy.

While truant Jove, in infant pride,
Played barefoot on Olympus' side.

Tru"ant, v. i. [Cf. F. truander.] To idle away time; to loiter, or wander; to play the truant. Shak.

By this means they lost their time and truanted on the fundamental grounds of saving knowledge.

Tru"ant, v. t. To idle away; to waste. [R.]

I dare not be the author
Of truanting the time.

Tru"ant, n. [F. truand, OF. truant, a vagrant, beggar; of Celtic origin; cf. W. tru, truan, wretched, miserable, truan a wretch, Ir. trogha miserable, Gael. truaghan a poor, distressed, or wretched creature, truagh wretched.] One who stays away from business or any duty; especially, one who stays out of school without leave; an idler; a loiterer; a shirk. Dryden.

I have a truant been to chivalry.

Tru"ant, a. Wandering from business or duty; loitering; idle, and shirking duty; as, a truant boy.

While truant Jove, in infant pride,
Played barefoot on Olympus' side.

Tru"ant, v. i. [Cf. F. truander.] To idle away time; to loiter, or wander; to play the truant. Shak.

By this means they lost their time and truanted on the fundamental grounds of saving knowledge.

Tru"ant, v. t. To idle away; to waste. [R.]

I dare not be the author
Of truanting the time.

• Describing one who is truant, absent without permission, especailly from school.
       He didn't graduate because he was cronically truant and didn't have enough attendances to meet the requirement.
  
• An official responsible for investigating people who may be truant and compelling their attendance.
       The truant officer called at the home to see why the student hadn't arrived.
  
• One who is absent without permission, especially from school.