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
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of learner
before 1000; Middle English lerner ( e ), Old English leornere; see learn, -er 1
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As her language skills improved, she was kept in the English learner class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
As early as kindergarten, children who mainly speak a foreign language at home could be designated as an English learner and placed in language classes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Schools will now have to explain the entire designation process when students are first put in the English learner program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
"I started making short videos for learner drivers to actually learn something outside of driving lessons and to learn things which they need to know for the driving test," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
Plus, how coaches can help adult learners and Fred goes offline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
They said: "Used well, technology can be a powerful tool to support learners who need it and free up teachers to deliver the excellent education every child deserves."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Among the new rules is that learners must spend at least six months getting driving experience before they can take a practical test.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
There are just under a million designated English learners in California schools — roughly 1 in 6 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
We’ve discussed many ways of teaching in this book, and this section concerns teaching multicultural material and teaching to culturally diverse learners.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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