truant officer
11truant officer — See attendance officer …
12truant officer — tru′ant of ficer n. edu a school official who investigates unauthorized student absences • Etymology: 1870–75, amer …
13truant — n. (esp. AE) 1) to play truant 2) (misc.) a truant officer * * * [ truːənt] (esp. AE) to play truant (misc.) a truant officer …
14officer — n. person holding a certain rank in the armed forces 1) to commission an officer 2) to promote an officer 3) to break, demote; dismiss an officer 4) a commissioned; non commissioned; petty; warrant officer 5) a commanding; company grade (AE);… …
15truant — noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ persistent ▪ school VERB + TRUANT ▪ play (BrE) ▪ She often played truant and wrote her own sick notes …
16attendance officer — /əˈtɛndəns ɒfəsə/ (say uh tenduhns ofuhsuh) noun an officer of a state child welfare department whose duties particularly include checking on children who habitually absent themselves from school; truant officer …
17attendance officer — noun Date: 1884 truant officer …
18truancy officer — noun see truant officer …
19attendance officer. — See truant officer. * * * …
20attendance officer — noun : one employed by a public school system to investigate the continued absences of pupils called also truant officer …