nonachiever

[non-uh-chee-ver]

non·a·chiev·er

[non-uh-chee-ver]
noun
1.
a student who fares poorly in the classroom or has failing grades.
2.
any person who does not succeed or progress, especially because of lack of interest or motivation.

Origin:
1970–75; non- + achiever
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Nonachiever is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
WordNet
nonachiever

noun
a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates [syn: underachiever
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