TRU'ANT, adjective Idle; wandering from business; loitering; as a truant boy. While truant Jove, in infant price, Play'd barefoot on Olympus'side. TRU'ANT, noun An idler; an idle boy. TRU'ANT. verb intransitive To idle away time; to loiter or be absent from employment.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI