underachiever
English
Alternative forms
- under-achiever
Etymology
underachieve + -er
Noun
underachiever (plural underachievers)
- One who underachieves by performing less well than expected. [from 1950s]
- Antonym: overachiever
- From the Simpsons episode, Skinner's Sense of Snow.
- Bart, while reading his permanent record: "Underachiever and proud of it." How old is this thing?
Translations
one who underachieves
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