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CRAMMER
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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:
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:
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)