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Definitions: Learner |
LearnerNoun1. 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) |
| Domain | Definitions |
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. | |
Synonyms: LearnerSynonyms: apprentice (n), assimilator (n), prentice (n), scholar (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: Learner |
| English words defined with "learner": Alphabetarian ♦ educatee, enrollee ♦ L-plate ♦ pupil ♦ student. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "learner": computer assisted instruction. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
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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| Thumbnail | Description & 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. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
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. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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. | ||
| "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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.31% | 615 | 10,493 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.69% | 17 | 85,106 |
| Total | 100.00% | 632 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency 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. | |
| 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 | 자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ynseydagh (cadet, didactic, disciple, instructive, pupil, scholar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | lærling (apprentice), elev. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | earnerlay aprendiz (apprentice, devil, entrap, improver, novice, preoccupated, recruit, trainee, tyro). (various references) elev (collegian, disciple, follower, novice, pupil, schoolboy, student, tyro). (various references) учащийся (scholar, student, wet bob). (various references) učenik (apprentice, disciple, pupil, schoolboy, student), početnički (abecedarian). (various references) liberal (generous, lavish, learned, liberal, unhesitant, willing), erudito (donnish, erudite, knowledgeable, learned, polymath, scholar, scholarly), aprendiz (apprentice, devil, novice, Prentice, trainee). (various references) lärunge, nybörjare (abecederian, beginner, fledgeling, fledgling, infant, initiate, novice, rookie, tiro, tyro), elev (apprentice, junior, probationer, pupil, scholar, scholastic, the alumni, trainee). (various references) 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) учень (apprentice, colleger, novice, pupil, schoolboy). (various references) người mới học (beginner, novice), người học, học trò (pupil). (various references) dysgwr (apprentice, teacher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | discipulus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Timothy Chapter 2, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Gunh en hsucia manqanetw en pash upotagh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Mulier in silentio discat cum omni subiectione |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | A womman lerne in silence, with al subieccioun. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Let the woman learne in silence with all subieccion. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 Timothy Chapter 2, Verse 11 |
| Bulgarian | (защото човек ако не знае да управлява своя си дом, как ще се грижи за Божията църква?) |
| Cebuano | Ang babaye kinahanglan magatuon sa hilum uban sa bug-os nga pagkamasinugtanon. |
| Chinese | 女 人 要 沉 靜 學 " 、 一 味 的 服 。 |
| Croatian | Žena neka u miru prima pouku sa svom podložnošæu. |
| Danish | En Kvinde bør i Stilhed lade sig belære, med al Lydighed; |
| Dutch | Een vrouw late zich leren in stilheid, in alle onderdanigheid. |
| Finnish | Oppikoon nainen hiljaisuudessa, kaikin puolin alistuvaisena; |
| French | Que la femme écoute l`instruction en silence, avec une entière soumission. |
| German | Ein Weib lerne in der Stille mit aller Untertänigkeit. |
| Haitian Creole | Se pou fanm yo rete san pale, avèk soumisyon, lè y'ap resevwa enstriksyon. |
| Hungarian | Az asszony csendességben tanuljon teljes engedelmességgel. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Wanita harus belajar dengan berdiam diri dan patuh. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun perempuan itu hendaklah ia belajar dengan senyapnya, dan bersungguh-sungguh merendahkan dirinya. |
| Italian | La donna impari in silenzio, con tutta sottomissione. |
| Korean | 여 자 " 일 순 종 함 으 로 종 용 히 배 우 라 |
| Latvian | Sieviete lai mâcâs klusîbâ un visâ padevîbâ! |
| Maori | Me ako marie te wahine kia nui te ngohengohe. |
| Modern Greek | Η γυνη ας μανθανη εν ησυχια μετα πασης υποταγης· |
| Norwegian | En kvinne skal la sig lære i stillhet, med all lydighet; |
| Portuguese | A mulher aprenda em silêncio com toda a submissão. |
| Rumanian | Femeia sq knveye kn tqcere, cu toatq supunerea. |
| Russian | цЕОБ "Б ХЮЙФУС Ч 'ЕЪНПМЧЙЙ, УП ЧУСЛПА ПЛПТОПУФША; |
| Shuar | Núwaka takamtak pujusar umiiniak unuimiararti. |
| Spanish | La mujer aprenda en silencio, con toda sujeción; |
| Swahili | Wanawake wanapaswa kukaa kimya na kuwa wanyenyekevu wakati wa kujifunza. |
| Swedish | Kvinnan bör i stillhet låta sig undervisas och därvid helt underordna sig. |
| Thai | ให้ผู้หญิงเรียนอย่างเงียบๆและ"้วยใจนอบน้อมทุกอย่าง |
| Ukrainian | Нехай жінка навча"ться мовчки в повній покорі. |
| Uma | Tobine kana mengkalino mpe'epei tudui' hante nono to dingki'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "learner": learners. (additional references) | |
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"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). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "learner" (pronounced ler"ner) |
| 3 | -er" n er | burner, earner, sterner, Turner. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
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. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 65 61 72 6E 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. . .- .-. -. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01100101 01100001 01110010 01101110 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L e a r n e r |
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)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)46716784807184 |
| 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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