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learner

[ lur-ner ]
/ ˈlɜr nər /
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noun
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
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Origin of learner

before 1000; Middle English lerner(e), Old English leornere;see learn, -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for learner

learner
/ (ˈlɜːnə) /

noun
someone who is learning something; beginner
(in South Africa) a school pupil
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