[{"_1":2,"_134":-5,"_135":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"routes/word",{"_5":6,"_23":24,"_126":127,"_132":133},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":8,"_10":-5,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20},"headword","truant","slug","pronunciation","type","simple_noun","complexity","simple","totalCollocations",4,"avgFrequency",6.25,"languageVariants",[21,22],"BrE","AmE","categories",[25,79,103],{"_26":27,"_9":28,"_29":30},"name","ADJECTIVE + NOUN","adjective-noun","collocations",[31,60],{"_32":33,"_34":35,"_9":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_47":48,"_59":-5},"collocation","persistent","phrase","persistent truant","persistent-truant","usage","describes a student who regularly and habitually stays away from school without leave","label","","frequency",{"_43":44,"_45":46},"score",6,"perMillion",2.5,"examples",[49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58],"He was identified by the school as a persistent truant.","The school has a special program to help persistent truants reintegrate into classes.","Bullying at school was the main reason he became a persistent truant.","Social services were called in to deal with the case of the persistent truant.","The local council is concerned about the rising number of persistent truants in the area.","Once a promising student, she is now labeled a persistent truant and is falling behind.","If he continues to be a persistent truant, his parents could face legal action.","During his teenage years, he was known as a persistent truant who spent more time on the streets than in the classroom.","What measures can we take to support a student who has become a persistent truant?","Being labeled a persistent truant can negatively affect a young person's future opportunities.","translation",{"_32":61,"_34":62,"_9":63,"_37":64,"_39":40,"_41":65,"_47":68,"_59":-5},"school","school truant","school-truant","a student who is absent from school without permission",{"_43":66,"_45":67},5.5,2,[69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78],"The new policy aims to reduce the number of school truants.","Being a school truant can lead to serious academic problems.","The principal met with the parents of the persistent school truant.","Local authorities are working to identify and support school truants.","He was labeled a school truant after missing several weeks of classes.","Preventing students from becoming school truants is a community effort.","The increase in school truants is a growing concern for educators.","What measures are in place to help school truants reintegrate?","As a teenager, she was a notorious school truant, often found at the local park.","Early intervention programs are crucial for addressing potential school truants.",{"_26":80,"_9":81,"_29":82},"NOUN + NOUN","noun-noun",[83],{"_32":84,"_34":85,"_9":86,"_37":87,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_47":92,"_59":-5},"officer","truant officer","truant-officer","an official who investigates cases of students being absent from school","BrE, AmE",{"_43":90,"_45":91},6.5,5,[93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102],"A truant officer visited the student's home after several absences.","The school district hired more truant officers to combat absenteeism.","Parents are often contacted by a truant officer when their child misses too much school.","If a child repeatedly skips class, a truant officer may get involved.","She used to dread seeing the truant officer waiting outside the school gates.","The role of a truant officer is to ensure students attend school regularly.","Many schools work closely with truant officers to address attendance issues.","A truant officer can issue warnings or even fines to parents.","He became a truant officer because he believed in the importance of education.","The new policy aims to reduce truancy rates with the help of dedicated truant officers.",{"_26":104,"_9":105,"_29":106},"VERB + NOUN","verb-noun",[107],{"_32":108,"_34":109,"_9":110,"_37":111,"_39":21,"_41":112,"_47":115,"_59":-5},"play","play truant","play-truant","to stay away from school without permission (idiomatic)",{"_43":113,"_45":114},7,8.5,[116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125],"She often played truant and wrote her own sick notes.","If you play truant too often, you might get into serious trouble at school.","Many students used to play truant to attend the protests.","He was caught playing truant from his afternoon classes.","Why would anyone want to play truant on such an important exam day?","Parents are concerned about their children playing truant and falling behind in studies.","The school has implemented new measures to prevent students from playing truant.","I never played truant in my life; I loved school too much.","Some teenagers play truant simply because they find lessons boring.","If he continues to play truant, his grades will suffer significantly.","relatedEntries",{"_128":129,"_130":131},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{},"actionData","errors"]