Learner

  

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Learner

Definitions: Learner

Learner

Noun

1. Someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs.

2. Works for an expert to learn a trade.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "learner" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)



Specialty Definitions: Learner

DomainDefinitions

Education

Is to distinguish between goals and objectives. Source: European Union. (references)

Statistics

A person who is learning a trade or how to perform a job. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Learner

Synonyms: apprentice (n), assimilator (n), prentice (n), scholar (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Learner

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Learner

Noun: learner, scholar, student, pupil; apprentice, prentice, journeyman; articled clerk; beginner, tyro, amateur, rank amateur; abecedarian, alphabetarian; alumnus, eleve.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Learner

English words defined with "learner": Alphabetarianeducatee, enrolleeL-platepupilstudent. (references)
Specialty definitions using "learner": computer assisted instruction. (references)

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Modern Usage: Learner

DomainUsage

Screenplays

When I left you I was but a learner, now I am the master. (Star Wars; writing credit: George Lucas)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Learner

DomainTitle

Books

  • Free Agent Learner [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Opening the Classroom Boor: Teacher, Researcher, Learner (reference)

  • Computer Learner Corpora, Second Language Acquisition, and Foreign Language Teaching (Language Learning and Language Teaching, 6) (reference)

  • The Convergence of Distance and Conventional Education: Patterns of Flexibility for the Individual Learner (Routledge Studies in Distance Education) (reference)

  • Learner English : A Teacher's Guide to Interference and other Problems (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • 5 Minutes to a Perfect Golf Swing (10 if you're a slow learner) VIDEO AND HANDBOOK (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Learner

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

A Panamanian Indian lady dressed in her finery A quick learner - it cost a dollar to take the picture Also selling molas.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Learner

AuthorQuotation

Georg Hegel

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Learner

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

A learnership agreement is basically a contract between a learner, the employer and the accredited training provider for a specific period. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Learner

"Learner" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.31% of the time. "Learner" is used about 632 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)97.31%61510,493
Noun (proper)2.69%1785,106
                    Total100.00%632N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Learner

Expressions using "learner": be a slow learner greenhorn learner. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "learner": learner-centred, learner-driver, learner-learner, learner-pilot, learner-reader, learner-readers.

Ending with "learner": language-learner, learner-learner, teacher-learner.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Learner

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

learner

183

learner permit

152

learner new york

113

learner permit test

89

english language learner

57

adult learner

51

visual learner

35

slow learner

33

learner profile

32

learner clothing

24

learner ny

22

learner test

20

learner license

19

kinesthetic learner

17

learner permit question

16

learner clothing store

15

learner permit sample test

15

learner practice test

15

second language learner

15

cornwall driver learner

14
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Learner

Language Translations for "learner"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

nxënës (apprentice, boy, disciple, follower, Prentice, pupil, schoolboy, student), fillestar (apprentice, beginner, catechumen, departure, elementary, freshman, incipient, infantile, initial, neophyte, novice, preliminary, prime, primitive, primordial, radical, recruit, rookie, tiro, youngling). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏تلميذ (pupil, school boy, schoolboy, student), ‏المتعلم (erudite, know how). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

учащ се, който се учи, начинаещ ученик, начинаещ шофьор. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

学 者. (various references)

   

Czech

  

zaèáteèník (beginner, entrant, novice, self starter, tiro, tyro), student (collegian, student, undergraduate). (various references)

   

Danish

  

lærling (apprentice, trainee), elev (apprentice, trainee). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

leerling (apprentice, apprentice officer, cadet, ships boy, trainee). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

یادگیرنده . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

oppilas (apprentice, pupil, trainee), harjoittelija (apprentice, learner of a trade, trainee). (various references)

   

French

  

apprenti, apprenant. (various references)

   

German

  

lernende, fahrschüler. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μαθητευόμενοσ, μαθητευόμενος (apprentice, trainee), μαθητήσ (disciple, pupil, scholar, schoolboy), εκπαιδευόμενος (apprentice, trainee). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

tanuló (prentice, pupil, scholar). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

terpelajar (erudite, intellectual, learned), pelajar (scholar, student). (various references)

   

Italian

  

apprendita (apprentice, trainee), apprendista (apprentice, novice, trainee), allievo (cadet, pupil, scholar, sophomore, student). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

遅進児 (slow learner), 早分かり (handbook, quick learner). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

はやわかり (guide, handbook, quick learner, quick understanding), ちし"じ (slow learner). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

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Manx

  

ynseydagh (cadet, didactic, disciple, instructive, pupil, scholar). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

lærling (apprentice), elev. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

earnerlay

   

Portuguese

  

aprendiz (apprentice, devil, entrap, improver, novice, preoccupated, recruit, trainee, tyro). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

elev (collegian, disciple, follower, novice, pupil, schoolboy, student, tyro). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

учащийся (scholar, student, wet bob). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

učenik (apprentice, disciple, pupil, schoolboy, student), početnički (abecedarian). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

liberal (generous, lavish, learned, liberal, unhesitant, willing), erudito (donnish, erudite, knowledgeable, learned, polymath, scholar, scholarly), aprendiz (apprentice, devil, novice, Prentice, trainee). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

lärunge, nybörjare (abecederian, beginner, fledgeling, fledgling, infant, initiate, novice, rookie, tiro, tyro), elev (apprentice, junior, probationer, pupil, scholar, scholastic, the alumni, trainee). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

acemi (apprentice, beginner, bungler, callow, catechumen, clumsy, colt, cub, dabster, green, greenhorn, guiltless, half-baked, inept, inexperienced, inexperienced hand, inexpert, jackaroo, johnny-come-lately, neophyte, new, novice, Prentice, punk, raw, recruit, runnynose, simple, stooge, strange, stranger, sucking, tenderfoot, tiro, trainee, tyro, unbaked, unfledged, unseasoned, unskilled, untrained, unversed, young, young in one's job), öğrenen kimse, öğrenci (disciple, pupil, pupilar, pupilary, pupillar, pupillary, scholar, schoolboy, schoolgirl, student). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

учень (apprentice, colleger, novice, pupil, schoolboy). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

người mới học (beginner, novice), người học, học trò (pupil). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

dysgwr (apprentice, teacher). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Learner

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

discipulus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Learner

LanguageDateSource1 Timothy Chapter 2, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintGunh en hsucia manqanetw en pash upotagh
Latin405VulgateMulier in silentio discat cum omni subiectione
Middle English1395WyclifA womman lerne in silence, with al subieccioun.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleLet the woman learne in silence with all subieccion.
Jacobean English1611King JamesLet the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
Victorian English1833WebsterLet the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
Basic English1964OgdenLet a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Learner

Language1 Timothy Chapter 2, Verse 11
Bulgarian(защото човек ако не знае да управлява своя си дом, как ще се грижи за Божията църква?)
CebuanoAng babaye kinahanglan magatuon sa hilum uban sa bug-os nga pagkamasinugtanon.
Chinese女 人 要 沉 靜 學 " 、 一 味 的 服 。
CroatianŽena neka u miru prima pouku sa svom podložnošæu.
DanishEn Kvinde bør i Stilhed lade sig belære, med al Lydighed;
DutchEen vrouw late zich leren in stilheid, in alle onderdanigheid.
FinnishOppikoon nainen hiljaisuudessa, kaikin puolin alistuvaisena;
FrenchQue la femme écoute l`instruction en silence, avec une entière soumission.
GermanEin Weib lerne in der Stille mit aller Untertänigkeit.
Haitian CreoleSe pou fanm yo rete san pale, avèk soumisyon, lè y'ap resevwa enstriksyon.
HungarianAz asszony csendességben tanuljon teljes engedelmességgel.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariWanita harus belajar dengan berdiam diri dan patuh.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaAdapun perempuan itu hendaklah ia belajar dengan senyapnya, dan bersungguh-sungguh merendahkan dirinya.
ItalianLa donna impari in silenzio, con tutta sottomissione.
Korean여 자 " 일 순 종 함 으 로 종 용 히 배 우 라
LatvianSieviete lai mâcâs klusîbâ un visâ padevîbâ!
MaoriMe ako marie te wahine kia nui te ngohengohe.
Modern GreekΗ γυνη ας μανθανη εν ησυχια μετα πασης υποταγης·
NorwegianEn kvinne skal la sig lære i stillhet, med all lydighet;
PortugueseA mulher aprenda em silêncio com toda a submissão.   
RumanianFemeia sq knveye kn tqcere, cu toatq supunerea.
RussianцЕОБ "Б ХЮЙФУС Ч 'ЕЪНПМЧЙЙ, УП ЧУСЛПА ПЛПТОПУФША;
ShuarNúwaka takamtak pujusar umiiniak unuimiararti.
SpanishLa mujer aprenda en silencio, con toda sujeción;
SwahiliWanawake wanapaswa kukaa kimya na kuwa wanyenyekevu wakati wa kujifunza.
SwedishKvinnan bör i stillhet låta sig undervisas och därvid helt underordna sig.
Thaiให้ผู้หญิงเรียนอย่างเงียบๆและ"้วยใจนอบน้อมทุกอย่าง
UkrainianНехай жінка навча"ться мовчки в повній покорі.
UmaTobine kana mengkalino mpe'epei tudui' hante nono to dingki'.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Learner

Derivations

Words beginning with "learner": learners. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Learner" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bearner, larner, learna, leerer, Legagneur, Lehrter, Leirner, llerena, lorner. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Learner"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "learner" (pronounced ler"ner)
3-er" n erburner, earner, sterner, Turner.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Learner

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: relearn.

Words within the letters "a-e-e-l-n-r-r"

-1 letter: earner, leaner, nearer, realer, reearn.

-2 letters: anele, laree, learn, ranee, renal, reran.

-3 letters: alee, earl, earn, elan, erne, lane, lean, lear, leer, near, rale, rare, real, rear, reel.

-4 letters: ale, ane, are, ear, eel, era, ere, ern, err, lar, lea, lee, nae, nee, ran, ree.

-5 letters: ae, al, an, ar, el, en, er, la, na, ne, re.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-l-n-r-r"
 

+1 letter: enlarger, larcener, learners, nearlier, prerenal, relearns, relearnt.

 

+2 letters: centraler, enlargers, larceners, launderer, overlearn, relearned, slanderer, unclearer.

 

+3 letters: calenderer, freelancer, interlayer, interrenal, irrelevant, launderers, malingerer, overlearns, parenteral, realtering, relearning, renderable, returnable, ringleader, slanderers, trawlermen.

 

+4 letters: calenderers, candleberry, centralizer, conferrable, enteroviral, freelancers, generalizer, glengarries, greenmailer, inenarrable, interdealer, interlarded, interlayers, interlinear, interrelate, irrelevance, irrelevancy, malingerers, mercenarily, mineralizer, neutralizer, overlearned, partnerless, philanderer, preclearing, preterminal, rectilinear, referential, refrangible, regenerable, renormalize, rereleasing, retrainable, retranslate, returnables, reverential, reversional, ringleaders, streamliner, superaltern, vulneraries.

 

+5 letters: artillerymen, banderillero, centralizers, extranuclear, generalizers, greenmailers, halterbroken, interdealers, interlayered, interlinears, internuclear, interpleader, interrelated, interrelates, interstellar, irrelevances, irrelevantly, literariness, loganberries, mineralizers, neutralizers, overclearing, overlearning, overreliance, parenterally, philanderers, precentorial, preclearance, preferential, premenstrual, recreational, regenerately, relacquering, renormalized, renormalizes, replastering, reregulating, reregulation, restrainable, restrainedly, retranslated, retranslates, streamliners, superalterns, transferable, transversely, ultrarefined, uncorrelated, unremarkable, unreturnable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Learner


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 65 61 72 6E 65 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-..    .    .-    .-.    -.    .    .-.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01100101 01100001 01110010 01101110 01100101 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#101 &#97 &#114 &#110 &#101 &#114

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0065 0061 0072 006E 0065 0072

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

46716784807184

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Familiar
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Translations: Ancient
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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