Synonyms

refresher course

American

noun

a study course serving as a review of previous education.

refresher course British

noun

a short educational course for people to review their subject and developments in it

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Etymology

Origin of refresher course

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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They were getting a refresher course in weapons skills at a remote training ground.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Online, one option was an interactive refresher course that couldn’t be failed — the “eLearning” session just needed to be completed.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

It is also a refresher course in close looking, and reminder of the power of form.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Newcomers eager to burnish their Seattle credentials and mossbacks looking for a refresher course will find plenty to like at the museum affectionately known as MOHAI.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

They both do portraits, Babs of children, Marjorie of dog owners and their dogs; they are doing Life Drawing as a refresher course, they say.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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