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I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket.
Moe Howard

Meaning of "truant officer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRUANT OFFICER

truant officer  [ˈtruːənt ˈɒfɪsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRUANT OFFICER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Truant officer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRUANT OFFICER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of truant officer in the English dictionary

The definition of truant officer in the dictionary is a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRUANT OFFICER


acer
ˈeɪsə
artificer
ɑːˈtɪfɪsə
cerveza
səˈveɪsə
chaser
ˈtʃeɪsə
disa
ˈdaɪsə
effacer
ˈɛfˈeɪsə
enticer
ɪnˈtaɪsə
facer
ˈfeɪsə
Larisa
ləˈrɪsə
Larissa
ləˈrɪsə
mesa
ˈmeɪsə
Nysa
ˈnɪsə
Odisha
əˈdɪsə
officer
ˈɒfɪsə
Orissa
ɒˈrɪsə
racer
ˈreɪsə
spacer
ˈspeɪsə
spicer
ˈspaɪsə
surfacer
ˈsɜːfɪsə
tracer
ˈtreɪsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRUANT OFFICER

truancy
truancy officer
truant
truanting
truantly
truantry
truantship
truce
truceless
truchman
Trucial Coast
Trucial Oman
Trucial Sheikhdoms
Trucial States
truck
truck driver
truck farm
truck farmer
truck farming
truck garden

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRUANT OFFICER

army officer
arresting officer
chief executive officer
chief operating officer
chief warrant officer
commanding officer
compliance officer
executive officer
house officer
immigration officer
information officer
juicer
junior officer
liaison officer
loan officer
local government officer
medical officer
nursing officer
police officer
safety officer
security officer

Synonyms and antonyms of truant officer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «truant officer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRUANT OFFICER

Find out the translation of truant officer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of truant officer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «truant officer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逃学的官员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inspector especial
570 millions of speakers

English

truant officer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुपस्थित रहने अधिकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضابط يتغيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Надзиратели
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

funcionário ocioso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রুয়ান অফিসার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agent de surveillance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pegawai truant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schulschwänzer Offizier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不登校役員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무단 결석 임원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Truant officer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viên trốn học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சத்தியமான அதிகாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेपर्वा अधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mütarekesiz subay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ufficiale di marina la scuola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wagary oficer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наглядачі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ofițer chiulangiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

truant αξιωματικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwalend beampte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skolkare officer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skulker offiser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of truant officer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUANT OFFICER»

The term «truant officer» is normally little used and occupies the 123.169 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUANT OFFICER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about truant officer

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2 QUOTES WITH «TRUANT OFFICER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word truant officer.
1
Moe Howard
I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket.
2
Dave Van Ronk
They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUANT OFFICER»

Discover the use of truant officer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to truant officer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Goofy Comics, Number 18, Truant Officer
Yojimbo Press LLC, Better/Nedor/Standard/Pines. 1 I'M NOT' ONE BIT wozIzIED ABOUT DIs BECAUSE ITS IMPOSSIBLE! "FPS MEIMA NATION! I . . I , I I /, , You HAVE PEOVED SUCH AN APT PUPIL, MT I SHALL NOW TEACH you THE LAan  ...
Yojimbo Press LLC, Better/Nedor/Standard/Pines, 1947
2
School attendance in 1920: An analysis of school attendance ...
County school superintendent Truant officer (county school superintendent if no truant officer). Truant officer (county school superintendent if no truant officer). Truant officer (cities) Truant officer (school board, if no truant officer). Truant officer ...
Frank Alexander Ross, 1924
3
Report of the Education Committee and Its Subcommittee on ...
3 When called upon by any truant officer, such teachers shall furnish, on 4 blanks supplied by the truant officer, such information in regard to any 5 child between the ages of 7 and 18 who claims or who is claimed to be in 6 attendance at such  ...
Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council. Education Committee, 1967
4
Wisconsin Town Laws 1921, with Forms
Each county and city superintendent of schools shall report to the industrial commission and to the proper truant officer within ten days after the close of each month, commencing with the month of October and concluding with the month of May ...
Wisconsin, 1921
5
Wisconsin Statutes, 1923
Each county and city superintendent of schools shall report to the industrial commission and to the proper truant officer within ten days after the close of each month, commencing with the month of October and concluding with the month of May ...
Wisconsin, Eugene Edward Brossard, 1923
6
Ozymandias and Other Stories
I can't believe that even a second-grade boy could write this poorly”) and then, deaf to my protests, called the truant officer on me. Oh man, I thought, wait til the truant officer gets a look at my neighborhood. The truant officer was a thin old ...
Jim Palmer, 2004
7
Wisconsin Session Laws, 1927
Any truant officer shall have power to visit factories, workshops, mercantile establishments and other places of employment in his locality, and ascertain whether any minors are employed therein contrary to law. He may require that the school ...
Wisconsin, 1927
8
Telling Tales Over Time: Calendars, Clocks, and School ...
Reports and Diary ofW C. Wilkinson, Truant Officer ofthe Board The report also recorded the appointment of a truant officer for the Board, who would enforce the new 1871 attendance regulations. The Truant Officer himself, W C. Wilkinson, ...
Joel Weiss, Robert S. Brown, 2013
9
Schooling in Transition: Readings in Canadian History of ...
This article begins with an outline of the duties of the truant officer and discusses how a student could become slotted into a new official category – the 'habitual truant.' Next, the relationship between the family economy and parental decision  ...
Sara Z. Burke, Patrice Milewski, 2011
10
The Social Origins of the Welfare State: Quebec Families, ...
brooke had only one truant officer, who received $360 per year, while the Arvida board, with half the number of students, retained two truant officers it paid nearly $2,000 per year; the two municipalities' revenues were relatively comparable, ...
Dominique Marshall, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRUANT OFFICER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term truant officer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
David Carroll: Johnny Cordell - Undercover Truant Officer
The job description included “truant officer,” a position I'm not even sure ... legal step in the truancy process, especially if truant students were of high school age. «The Chattanoogan, Jun 15»
2
South Texas school's truant officer allegedly exchanged absences …
Arturo Castillo Jr., a former truancy officer for Donna Independent School District, was arrested Jan. 20, 2015, by the Alamo Police Department and charged with ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jan 15»
3
Bond set at $100000 for Donna truant officer charged in student sex …
A judge set bond Tuesday afternoon at $100,000 for a Donna school district employee charged with having a sexual relationship with a student. A municipal ... «KGBT-TV, Jan 15»
4
Could truant officers return to Chicago Public Schools?
The portion dealing with our update concerning what happened to truancy officers begins at 8 minutes and 45 seconds into the program. The original report ... «WBEZ, Nov 14»
5
Really Texas, Truant Officers?
Truancy, it conjures up images of the 1930's and Depression Era under-aged ... of children, tells parents what to do in case of a visit from the truant officer. «Breitbart News, Sep 14»
6
Why Being A Truancy Officer “Is Like Running in Mud”
Keating tells me he spends most of his time looking for truant students–and ... Keating, who's been working as a truant officer for 18 years, has crafted a simpler ... «StateImpact Ohio, May 14»
7
SCOV Law Blog: Truant officer's word not enough to prove student's …
At the trial, the only witness was the Bennington County deputy sheriff who served as the county's truancy officer. The officer described the protocol applicable to ... «vtdigger.org, Jun 13»
8
Cool justice: the face and fist of modern-day truant officer
15 with a DCF caseworker and a violent police officer. DCF Commissioner Joette Katz, in a statement responding to questions from Journal Register Connecticut ... «New Haven Register, Dec 12»
9
Truant officer on Michigan's homeschooling policy: 'I despise that …
jansma.JPG Photo courtesy of KRESAJerry Jansma, Kalamazoo County attendance officer, deals with cases of truancy and educational neglect. KALAMAZOO ... «Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, Mar 12»
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A truant officer's life: Being 'a little bit Jesus, a little bit Buddha and a …
jansma.JPG Photo courtesy of KRESAJerry Jansma, Kalamazoo County attendance officer, deals with cases of truancy and educational neglect in Kalamazoo ... «Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, Mar 12»

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