truant

English Thesaurus

1. someone who shirks duty (noun.person)

hypernym	:	offender, wrongdoer,
definition	:	a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person)

2. one who is absent from school without permission (noun.person)

hypernym	:	absentee,
definition	:	one that is absent or not in residence (noun.person)

3. absent without permission (adj.all)

similar	:	absent,
definition	:	not being in a specified place (adj.all)

derivation	:	hooky, truancy,
definition	:	failure to attend (especially school) (noun.act)

derivation	:	awol,
definition	:	one who is away or absent without leave (noun.person)

derivation	:	hooky, truancy,
definition	:	failure to attend (especially school) (noun.act)

derivation	:	awol,
definition	:	one who is away or absent without leave (noun.person)