learner

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):

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Noun

learner (plural learners)

1. 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.

2. (dated, obsolete) A scholar.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:beginner

Derived terms

• adult learner
• distance learner
• e-learner
• language learner
• learner permit
• learnership
• learner's license
• learner's permit
• metalearner
• nonlearner
• superlearner
• telelearner

Translations

one that is learning

Bulgarian: уча́щ се m (učášt 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 Georgian: მოსწავლე (mosc̣avle) 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) Korean: 학습자(學習者) (hakseupja) 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 Yao: jwakulijiganya class 1

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