grade-grubber

1. n. an earnest, hardworking student. (In the way a pig roots or grubs around for food.) If there are too many grade-grubbers in a class, it will really throw off the grading scale.

2. n. a student who flatters the teacher in hopes of a higher grade. A few grade-grubbers help assure old professors that the world is not really changing at all.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tanzi	TAN-zee	English (Rare)
Quintillus	-	Ancient Roman
Pallas (1)	PAL-əs (English)	Greek Mythology
Diane	dee-AHN (French), die-AN (English)	French, English
Abd Al-Aziz	-	Arabic
Vladimir	vlah-DEE-meer (Russian), VLAH-dee-meer (Croatian)	Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic