truant
The origin and history of truant.
Etymology
From Old French truant, "beggar" or "vagabond," probably of Celtic origin — the word originally described any wandering idler, long before it narrowed to mean a school-skipper.
The origin and history of truant.
From Old French truant, "beggar" or "vagabond," probably of Celtic origin — the word originally described any wandering idler, long before it narrowed to mean a school-skipper.
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