Crammer

Mixed-nationality students can also attend after-school programs originally designed for low-income families that can't afford "crammer" schools, test-preparation classes seen as essential to getting ahead. ❋ Simon Montlake (2010)

Both young men attended the classes of a celebrated "crammer" of that day, H.A. S. Heltberg, who had opened in 1843 a Latin school where elder pupils came for a two-years 'course to prepare them for taking their degree. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As a result, students are forced to supplement state education with hours of extra classes a week at 'crammer' schools offering courses ranging from English to Science. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Tina gained admittance to Oxford, says the book, after she attended a "crammer" school designed to help late-blooming students pass university entrance exams. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I was quite hopeful as to the result, for my "crammer" again impressed me at the last moment with his entire conviction that I would pass with eclat; while, my good friend the vicar, who had given me the most flaming of testimonials, cheered me up with his cordial wishes for my success, as did also dear little Miss Pimpernell, in her customary impulsive way. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Richmond with the 'crammer' who was expected to do great things for ❋ Various (N/A)

Jim Cotton was entered upon the roll-call of some celebrated "crammer" near the Crystal ❋ Frederick Swainson (N/A)

Her brain was becoming a mere receptacle for dates and definitions, vocabularies and rules syntactic, for thrice-boiled essence of history, ragged scraps of science, quotations at fifth hand, and all the heterogeneous rubbish of a 'crammer's' shop. ❋ George Gissing (1880)

Confidence is unshaken; -- for, on December 30_th_, _Sunday_, Captain de Camp is reported a "glorious oriental brick," -- he having kindly prescribed all sorts of good things for his invalid friend, without the slightest regard to expense; and, moreover, broken Brown's quinsy by administering an extraordinary anecdote, or "crammer," that scarcely any one could ❋ John Leighton (1867)

A worse system and one more calculated to obstruct the acquisition of sound knowledge and to give full play to the "crammer" and the "grinder" could hardly have been devised by human ingenuity. ❋ Thomas Henry Huxley (1860)

A worse system and one more calculated to obstruct the acquisition of sound knowledge and to give full play to the "crammer" and the ❋ Thomas Henry Huxley (1860)

But great as was his astonishment, he was left no time to indulge in it, or speculate how his old "crammer" came to be there. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Fell victim to a "crammer," but followed proper channels to reverse charges. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"crammer" run by a Mr. Ratchett at Broombam, near Hastings. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"crammer" of that day, H.A. S. Heltberg, who had opened in 1843 a Latin school where elder pupils came for a two-years 'course to prepare them for taking their degree. ❋ Edmund Gosse (1888)

I'm afraid there is one "m" too many in the word "crammer" ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, in citing a crammer - which would embarrass a first year arts undergraduate - in the British Medical Journal, I am not sure Dr Milgrom has really aided his cause. ❋ Jack Of Kent (2009)