grade grubber
grade grubber noun: a student who engages in grade grubbing; someone seeking to improve their grades by sucking up or by trying to negotiate for any additional marks.
Noun
grade grubber (plural grade grubbers)
- A student who engages in grade grubbing; someone seeking to improve their grades by sucking up or by trying to negotiate for any additional marks.
- I was also a grade grubber, not an uncommon affliction. During my first term of high school, I complained to my counselor that my Latin teacher had not given me the A that I fiercely believed I deserved.2016 March 5, Jay Mathews, “I was a grade grubber, but now I favor trends that down play grades”, in Washington Post
Forms of grade grubber
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Questions about grade grubber
- What does grade grubber mean?
- Grade grubber means a student who engages in grade grubbing; someone seeking to improve their grades by sucking up or by trying to negotiate for any additional marks.
- What part of speech is grade grubber?
- Grade grubber is a noun.
- What is the plural of grade grubber?
- The plural of grade grubber is grade grubbers.
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