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Synonyms

refresher course

American  

noun

  1. a study course serving as a review of previous education.


refresher course British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Some federal lawmakers, it seems, could use a refresher course.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 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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