underperformer

Other forms: underperformers

Definitions of underperformer
  1. noun
    a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
    synonyms: nonachiever, underachiever
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    type of:
    educatee, pupil, student
    a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  2. noun
    a business that is less successful than expected
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    type of:
    business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern
    a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
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