truant

Words with a similar base: truant

'truant'

[truant.n.01] as in: one who is absent from school without permission

'truant'

[no-show.n.02] as in: someone who shirks duty

'truant'

[truant.s.01] as in: absent without permission

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Examples:
truant schoolboys
the soldier was AWOL for almost a week