flunker

flunker

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English flunk
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English flunker

    From flunk + -er.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    flunker (plural flunkers)

    1. (slang, Canada, US) Someone who has flunked: failed in an examination, been kept back to repeat a grade, or flunked out of school.

    See also

    German

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    flunker

    1. inflection of flunkern:
      1. first-person singular present
      2. singular imperative
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