A person who is unsuccessful, especially in the attainment of educational goals.
all his life he's never had praise but been told he's a non-achiever
Example sentencesExamples
O'Neill will adopt a root and branch transformation at Parkhead and the present group of non-achievers, the first team squad, will be pruned drastically.
Most of all I just loved my horses, even if they were complete non-achievers. "
Through our poverty we try to share Christ's love and respect for the so-called non-achievers, for those who are on the fringe of society.
I'd hate to be seen as a non-achiever, so I would like to think that I have an entrepreneurial future of some kind.
It's not rejection that distinguishes achievers from nonachievers - it's the way they handle failure.
Synonyms
loser, born loser, incompetent, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, disappointment, write-off