Definition of "truants" [truants]

• Plural form of truant. (noun)

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• "The survey, which will be made public today, also reveals a "lost tribe" of about 2500 long-term truants who are not enrolled in school."
• "Edline feels a bit like spying although compared with the proposal to tag truants with ankle bracelets in Prince George's County, it's probably relatively benign."
• "Further suggesting the power of slaves over their masters, historians have found as many reports of masters declining to punish truants upon their return as of those who levied a penalty."