crammer

British

/ ˈkræmə /

noun

a person or school that prepares pupils for an examination, esp pupils who have already failed that examination

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I’ve always been an awards season crammer, racing to see all the big category films before the Oscars ceremony.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2023

As an undergraduate student he was a "crammer" for exams who "enjoyed university life" and had not expected to ever gain one of science's most coveted prizes.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2022

After completing his baccalauréat at a crammer in France, he evaded national military service by exaggerating a back injury.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 27, 2016

The best part was Greene's introduction, which was a kind of quick-quark crammer.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2010

But mostly, she was a maid, a skivvy and, in her hours off, a crammer of simple facts.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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