crammer

English edit

cram +‎ -er

crammer (plural crammers)

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

(lie; liar; one who helps others to pass examinations): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary