homeschooler

noun

home·​school·​er ˈhōm-ˌskü-lər How to pronounce homeschooler (audio)
1
: one that homeschools
2
: a child who is homeschooled

Examples of homeschooler in a Sentence

Both of their children were homeschoolers.
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This bill also gets around the concerns of the school choice movement that bringing in the federal government could come with strings attached for private schools and homeschoolers. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 May 2025 Fran Rabinowitz, speaking on behalf of Connecticut superintendents, floated the idea that homeschoolers should have to follow the state’s education standards. Nicholas Tampio, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025 Traditionally, the perception of homeschoolers has been that the majority of them are conservative Christians who have chosen to educate their children outside the home for religious reasons. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024 The bill would require private schools to share the same information as homeschoolers with the state. Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homeschooler

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of homeschooler was in 1979

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“Homeschooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeschooler. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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homeschooler

noun
home·​school·​er -ˌskül-ər How to pronounce homeschooler (audio)
1
: a person who homeschools
2
: a child who is homeschooled

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