Synonyms: no-show, nonattender, truant
Definition: someone who shirks duty
Synonyms: truant, hooky player
Definition: one who is absent from school without permission
Similar words: absentee
Definition: one that is absent or not in residence
Definition: absent without permission
Usage: truant schoolboys; the soldier was AWOL for almost a week
Similar words: absent
Definition: not being in a specified place