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truant

/tˈɹuːənt/TROO-uhnt
/tˈɹuənt/TROO-uhnt

Meaninga wretch

Common meaning: a pupil who skips school

Journey through time

  1. Irishtruaghan‘a wretch’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsa wretch → a beggartruand‘a beggar’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa beggar → a pupil who skips schooltruant‘a pupil who skips school’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Irish truaghan ‘a wretch’.

Roots

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