Hooky Player (Noun)
Meaning
One who is absent from school without permission.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The truancy officer was on the lookout for hooky players in the neighborhood.
- Being a hooky player would only get him in trouble with his parents.
- After playing hooky, he spent the day at the mall with his friends.
- She got in trouble with the principal for being a chronic hooky player.
- Her parents were shocked to find out their daughter was a hooky player.