Underachiever

Other forms: underachievers

Definitions of underachiever

noun
a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates

synonyms: nonachiever, underperformer

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type of:
educatee, pupil, student
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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