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crammer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From cram + -er.

Meanings

1. One who crams or stuffs.
   • The pigeon crammers of Paris took mouthfuls of grain and water and spat it into the mouth of a pigeon. 1959, A.M.A. Archives of Pathology, volume 68:
2. A book used for accelerated study in preparation for an examination.
3. A student who studies hard for an examination.
4. A teacher who aids such a student.
5. A school whose speciality is helping students to pass certain examinations.
6. (British, dated, slang) A liar.
   • Look here; do you mean to call me a crammer? 1894, Talbot Baines Reed, Tom, Dick, and Harry, page 107:
7. (British, dated, slang) A lie.
   • I'm afraid he wouldn't mind telling crammers about it if he was questioned. 1939, Frank Richards, The Magnet: Loder Looks for Trouble:

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