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Meaning of grade grubber | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

US, derogatory, slang

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

grade grubbing grade inflation grade nine grade one grade point grade point average

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