empollón

Definitions of empollón
  1. noun
    a student who crams
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    type of:
    alumno, discípulo
    a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  2. noun
    an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
    synonyms: tragalibros
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    type of:
    aprendiz
    someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
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