noun
- plural of cribber; people who crib, especially students who copy work or cheat on exams
- plural of cribber; people or animals that eat from a crib or manger
Usage: informal; often used in academic contexts
Usage: literal sense, less common
Examples
- The teacher caught several cribbers during the final exam.
- Cribbers who copy homework assignments face serious academic consequences.
- The school has a strict policy against cribbers and plagiarism.
- Some cribbers use online resources without proper attribution.
- The professor warned students that cribbers would receive failing grades.