learner

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *leys-

Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e

Proto-Germanic *lizanąder.

Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn

Old English leornian

Middle English lernen

English learn

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzijos

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English learner

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
• 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

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