Tru"ant, n. [F. truand, OF. truant, a vagrant, beggar; of Celtic
origin; cf. W. tru, truan, wretched, miserable, truan a wretch, Ir.
trogha miserable, Gael. truaghan a poor, distressed, or wretched
creature, truagh wretched.] One who stays away from business or any
duty; especially, one who stays out of school without leave; an idler;
a loiterer; a shirk. Dryden.