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CRAMMER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A textbook designed for cramming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("crammer" is a kind of...):

school text; schoolbook; text; text edition; textbook (a book prepared for use in schools or colleges)

Derivation:

cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)

cram (study intensively, as before an exam)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A special school where students are crammed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("crammer" is a kind of...):

school (an educational institution)

Derivation:

cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("crammer" is a kind of...):

coach; private instructor; tutor (a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.))

Derivation:

cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A student who crams

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("crammer" is a kind of...):

educatee; pupil; student (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)

Derivation:

cram (study intensively, as before an exam)

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