Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

truant officer

/ˈtɹuːənt ˈɔfɪsɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: tru-an-t of-fi-cer
IPA: /ˈtɹuːənt ˈɔfɪsɚ/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official responsible for investigating people who may be truant and compelling their attendance.

Example Sentences

"The truant officer called at the home to see why the student hadn't arrived."
"Every town the size of Maycomb had families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuations changed their status—people like the Ewells lived as guests of the county in prosperity as well as in the depths of a depression. No truant officers could keep their numerous offspring in school; no public health officer could free them from congenital defects, various worms, and the diseases indigenous to filthy surroundings."

Etymology

Compound of truant + officer.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɹuːənt ˈɔfɪsɚ/
British English: /ˈtɹʊənt ˈɒfɪsə/

Inflected Forms

truant officers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce truant officer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹuːənt ˈɔfɪsɚ/.
What does truant officer mean?: An official responsible for investigating people who may be truant and compelling their attendance.
Where does truant officer come from?: Compound of truant + officer.

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