flunker

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noun

Someone who has flunked: failed in an examination, been kept back to repeat a grade, or flunked out of school.

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Meanings

nounflunker (plural flunkers)

plural flunkers

  1. CanadaUSslangSomeone who has flunked: failed in an examination, been kept back to repeat a grade, or flunked out of school.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flunkee

Origin

From flunk + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

flunker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flunker

MLA

“flunker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flunker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flunker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flunker.

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