lanterfant

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Etymology

From an earlier landtrefant, from landtrouwandt (vagabond), a compound of land +‎ trouwant (vagabond, beggar), from Old French truant (vagabond, beggar), whence also trawant and English truant.

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Noun

lanterfant m (plural lanterfanten, diminutive lanterfantje n)

  1. (archaic) slacker, good-for-nothing, vagabond

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