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learner

American  
[lur-ner] / ˈlɜr nər /

noun

  1. a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.

learner British  
/ ˈlɜːnə /

noun

  1. someone who is learning something; beginner

  2. (in South Africa) a school pupil

"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 learner

before 1000; Middle English lerner ( e ), Old English leornere; see learn, -er 1

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"AMBITIOUS LEARNER," Oakland.—Yes; you are right America was not discovered by Alexander Selkirk.

From Sketches New and Old, Part 2. by Twain, Mark

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