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learn·er    Audio Help   [lur-ner] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME lerner(e), OE leornere; see learn, -er1]
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learn    Audio Help   (lûrn)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   learned also learnt (lûrnt), learn·ing, learns

v.   tr.
  1. To gain knowledge, comprehension, or mastery of through experience or study.
  2. To fix in the mind or memory; memorize: learned the speech in a few hours.
    1. To acquire experience of or an ability or a skill in: learn tolerance; learned how to whistle.
    2. To become aware: learned that it was best not to argue.
  3. To become informed of; find out. See Synonyms at discover.
  4. Nonstandard To cause to acquire knowledge; teach.
  5. Obsolete To give information to.

v.   intr.
To gain knowledge, information, comprehension, or skill: learns quickly; learned about computers; learned of the job through friends.


[Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.]

learn'a·ble adj., learn'er n.
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learner

noun
1. someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs 
2. works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: apprentice

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈlearner noun
a person who is in process of learning
Example: Be patient — I'm only a learner; (also adjective) a learner driver
Arabic: تِلْميذ
Chinese (Simplified): 学习者
Chinese (Traditional): 學習者
Czech: začátečník, -ice
Danish: elev; -elev
Dutch: leerling
Estonian: õpilane, algaja
Finnish: oppilas, aloittelija
French: débutant, *-ante
German: der, *die Anfänger(in), Anfänger-…
Greek: μαθητής, διδασκόμενος
Hungarian: tanuló
Icelandic: nemandi, byrjandi
Indonesian: pemula
Italian: principiante
Japanese: 学習者
Korean: 학습자
Latvian: tāds, kas mācās
Lithuanian: mokinys
Norwegian: elev
Polish: uczeń, uczący się
Portuguese (Brazil): aprendiz
Portuguese (Portugal): aprendiz
Romanian: învăţăcel; înce­pător
Russian: начинающий
Slovak: začiatočník, -čka
Slovenian: začetnik
Spanish: principiante, aprendiz
Swedish: lärjunge, elev, nybörjare
Turkish: öğrenci, acemi
See also: learned, learning, learn, learner-friendly

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Learner

Learn"er\, n. One who learns; a scholar.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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