learner
//ˈlɜɹnəɹ//
formalForms
- Plural
- learners
Definitions
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.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4912
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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 *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.