Learner

/[ˈlɝ.nɚ]/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is learning; one receiving instruction.

    "She’s still a learner, so she’s prone to making mistakes."

  2. 2
    works for an expert to learn a trade wordnet
  3. 3
    A scholar. dated, obsolete
  4. 4
    someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs wordnet

Synonyms

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apprenticeabecedarianapprenticeassimilatorauditorautodidact

Example

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"Someday, dear language learner, you must stop poring over IPA charts and start listening to people."

Etymology

From learn + -er.

Related phrases

adult learnerdistance learnere-learnerlanguage learnerlearner permitlearner's licenselearner's permit

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