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

Translations

one who underachieves

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 后进生 (hòujìnshēng)

• Finnish: alisuorittaja
• German: Minderleister (de) m, Minderleisterin (de) f
• Icelandic: fúx m, bekkjarlalli m

Further reading

• underachiever on Wikipedia.Wikipedia