learner
Americannoun
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learners
plural
noun
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someone who is learning something; beginner
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(in South Africa) a school pupil
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of learner
before 1000; Middle English lerner ( e ), Old English leornere; see learn, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Only the learner driver themself is now able to book their driving test, blocking an instructor or third parties from booking using the learner's details.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Morgan added: "I need to be clear that there'll be no learner that would be at a detriment as a result of this being the first iteration of those qualifications."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Akira was always a fast learner, her father Al Amin says with pride.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
At 25, the Chargers will hope he’ll be a quick learner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
I was a slow learner, since no cards of any kind had been played at the Beje.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Megan Kielthy, who passed her driving test in August, said social media videos "definitely" saved her money, but she also had seen AI-generated images and misinformation that she had warned could confuse learners.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“We’ve got to focus on the trust that the American worker has with AI, and the opportunity it has to help make us better learners, more efficient, more productive.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
He said that apprentices are also beneficial to employers, since their salaries are low and they tend to be better learners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Wales' main exam board, the WJEC, said it had already made changes and was doing "everything that we can" to ensure results were "fair and balanced for all learners".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Maplewood tracked students by ability, and I was always in the track for advanced learners.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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