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• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    * 1.3.1 Synonyms
    * 1.3.2 Derived terms
    * 1.3.3 Translations
    * 1.3.4 See also
    * 1.3.5 References
  • 1.4 Anagrams

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From learn + -er.

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

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.

• See also Thesaurus:beginner

• adult learner

• distance learner

• e-learner

• language learner

• learner permit

• learnership

• learner's license

• learner's permit

• metalearner

• nonlearner

• superlearner

• telelearner

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

• Māori: 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 (Africa): jwakulijiganya class 1

• student

• “learner”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

• “learner”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

• relearn

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• English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
• English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leys-
• English 2-syllable words
• English terms with IPA pronunciation
• Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)
• Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/2 syllables
• English terms with audio pronunciation
• English lemmas
• English nouns
• English countable nouns
• English terms with usage examples
• English dated terms
• English terms with obsolete senses