teacher's pet
Adored by instructor
A teacher's pet is a student who curries favor with a teacher and receives preferential treatment in return.
The term is almost always used disparagingly by other students: Don't be such a teacher's pet.
It implies excessive eagerness to please authority figures, often at the expense of peer solidarity.
Resentful longing for another's
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- spitePetty malicious intent
animosity · exclusion · ostracism · gossip · backbiting · grudge · clique · outsider
Most liked option
- golden childFamily's most favored member
- preferredChosen above alternatives
- chosen oneProphesied special individual
- apple of one's eyeOne's most beloved
blue-eyed boy · fair-haired boy · darling · pet · sycophant · bootlicker · brown-noser · toady
One exceeding all expectations
- striverOne who works diligently
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- eager beaverOverly enthusiastic person
- keenerOverly enthusiastic person
perfectionist · valedictorian · honor roll · extra credit · class participation · gold star · straight-A student · star pupil
Showing intense eager enjoyment
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- willingReady without resistance
obedient · compliant · dutiful · deferential · submissive · accommodating · people-pleaser · approval-seeking
Voracious reader
- bookishDevoted to reading
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
attentive · prepared · punctual · meticulous · thorough · hardworking · dedicated · focused
envy
Resentful longing for another's
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
spite · animosity · exclusion · ostracism · gossip · backbiting · grudge · clique · outsider · unfairness
favorite
Most liked option
- golden childFamily's most favored member
- preferredChosen above alternatives
- chosen oneProphesied special individual
apple of one's eye · blue-eyed boy · fair-haired boy · darling · pet · sycophant · bootlicker · brown-noser · toady · flatterer
overachiever
One exceeding all expectations
- striverOne who works diligently
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- eager beaverOverly enthusiastic person
keener · perfectionist · valedictorian · honor roll · extra credit · class participation · gold star · straight-A student · star pupil · exemplary
enthusiastic
Showing intense eager enjoyment
willing · obedient · compliant · dutiful · deferential · submissive · accommodating · people-pleaser · approval-seeking · validation
bookworm
Voracious reader
- bookishDevoted to reading
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
conscientious · attentive · prepared · punctual · meticulous · thorough · hardworking · dedicated · focused · disciplined
- informal rolesleader, follower, peacemaker, troublemaker, mediator
- Nerdsnerd, geek, dork, dweeb, brainiac
- schoolclassrooms, classes, student, grades, students
- Playground Insultsbaby, brat, crybaby, dummy, dork
- student typesjocks, kindergartners, nerds, first graders, geeks
- sycophantssycophant, sycophants, toady, toadies, bootlicker
teacher's pettroublemaker
One who creates discord
bad apple · black sheep · problem child · class clown · delinquent
teacher's petclass clown
Student who disrupts with humor
troublemaker · cool kid · rebel · bad boy · bad girl
teacher's petrebel
Authority defier
troublemaker · maverick · free spirit · rabble-rouser · agitator
teacher, teaching, taught, teachers, tutelage, teachable, unteachable