underachiever

English

Alternative forms
  • under-achiever

Etymology

underachieve +‎ -er

Noun

underachiever (plural underachievers)

  1. One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected. [from 1950s]
    Antonym: overachiever
    • 2000, “Skinner's Sense of Snow”, in The Simpsons, season 12 (television production):
      Bart: (reading his permanent record) "Underachiever and proud of it." How old is this thing?
    • 2010, “Doin' It Again”, in How I Got Over, performed by The Roots:
      This unsung, underrated, under-appreciated / The one them underachievers had underestimated / Finally graduated, I'm one of the most hated

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