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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Akira was always a fast learner, her father Al Amin says with pride.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
“But she’s a quick learner and she has learned some lessons and has a huge amount of upward potential because of that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
The changes are aimed at reducing long waiting lists of up to six months, and preventing slots from being bulk-bought by bots and firms who resell them to learner drivers at inflated prices.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Road safety - The government launched a string of consultations at the start of this year on improving road safety, including a minimum tuition period for learner drivers and mandatory eyesight tests for older drivers.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Togbe and Ma were generous with praise and said I was a fast learner.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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
More than 148,000 learners have been finding out the results of their Nationals, Highers, Advanced Highers and Skills for Work Awards.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Infrastructure gaps are acute. Many rural schools lack basic facilities such as laboratories, yet learners are expected to pursue science and technical pathways," Mark Kasyoki, an education expert, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
These learners think conceptually in logical and numerical patterns making connections between pieces of information.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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