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truant vs offender

offender vs truant

truant and offender both are nouns.

truant is an adjective but offender is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
truant Yes Yes No No
offender Yes No No No
As nouns, offender is a hypernym of truant; that is, offender is a word with a broader meaning than truant:
  • truant: someone who shirks duty
  • offender: a person who transgresses moral or civil law
Other hypernyms of truant include wrongdoer.
truant (noun) offender (noun)
one who is absent from school without permission a person who transgresses moral or civil law
someone who shirks duty
truant (adjective) offender (adjective)
absent without permission
Difference between truant and offender

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