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learner

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English

Etymology

From learn +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/
- (US) IPA^(key): [ˈlɝ.nɚ]
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɜːnə/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)
Hyphenation: learn‧er
Audio (UK): (file)

Noun

learner (plural learners)

One who is learning; one receiving instruction.
She’s still a learner, so she’s prone to making mistakes.

Cambridge University Press has released a new series aimed at young learners with epilepsy.
(dated, obsolete) A scholar.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:beginner

Derived terms

Translations

one that is learning

Bulgarian: учащ се m (učašt se)
Catalan: aprenent (ca) m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 學習者／学习者 (xuéxízhě)
Finnish: harjoittelija (fi)
French: apprenant (fr) m, apprenante (fr) f
German: Lerner (de) m, Lernerin (de) f, Lernender (de) m, Lernende (de) f
Hindi: शिक्षार्थी (hi) m (śikṣārthī)
Japanese: 学習者 (ja) (くしゅうしゃ, gakushūsha)
Latin: discipulus (la) m
Maori: ākonga
Plautdietsch: Scheela m
Portuguese: aprendiz (pt) m, aprendiza f
Quechua: yachachikuq
Romanian: învățăcel (ro) m
Russian: учени́к (ru) m (učeník), учени́ца (ru) f (učeníca), уча́щийся (ru) m (učáščijsja), уча́щаяся (ru) f (učáščajasja), изуча́ющий (ru) m (izučájuščij), изуча́ющая (ru) f (izučájuščaja)
Spanish: aprendiz (es) m or f, aprendedor (es) m, aprendiente (es) m or f
Welsh: dysgwr (cy) m, dysgwyr (cy) m pl

See also

student

References

“learner”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“learner”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

relearn

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