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nonachiever

non·a·chiev·er
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [non-uh-chee-ver]
    • /ˌnɒn əˈtʃi vər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [non-uh-chee-ver]
    • /ˌnɒn əˈtʃi vər/

Definitions of nonachiever word

  • noun nonachiever a student who fares poorly in the classroom or has failing grades. 1
  • noun nonachiever any person who does not succeed or progress, especially because of lack of interest or motivation. 1

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Origin of nonachiever

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; non- + achiever

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Parts of speech for Nonachiever

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nonachiever popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

nonachiever usage trend in Literature

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