# swot

/swˈɒt/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/swot
Updated: 2026-10-14

## Definition

a student who studies very hard for exams, often while everyone else is relaxing.

For teachers: a person who studies intensively, especially for examinations, often to the exclusion of social activities. Chiefly British in use, usually with mildly teasing connotations.

## Examples

- She is a real swot and always gets top marks.
- The other students call him a swot because he stays in the library every evening before exams.
- Behind his reputation as a class swot lay a quiet ambition to win a scholarship that would take him beyond the small town where he grew up.

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