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learner

noun
/ˈlɜɹnəɹ/UK/ˈlɝ.nɚ/US

Etymology

From learn + -er.

  1. inherited from *lizaną✻
  2. inherited from *liʀnōn✻
  3. inherited from leornian — “to learn", rarely also, "to teach”
  4. inherited from lernen — “to learn", also, "to teach"”
  5. formed as learner — “learn + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who is learning

    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. A scholar.

The neighborhood

Derived

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

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for learner. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA