"flunker" meaning in English

See flunker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-flunker.ogg Forms: flunkers [plural]
Etymology: From flunk + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flunk|er|id2=agent noun}} flunk + -er Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: Canada, US, slang Related terms: flunkey, flunky, flunkie (english: possibly false cognate)
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