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.
Recent Examples on the Web Riley posits that 20 percent of homeschoolers would probably qualify as unschoolers, while Robert Kunzman, a professor of education at Indiana University and the managing director for the International Center for Home education research, puts that figure at about 10 percent. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024 The Fort Worth Zoo offers a variety of educational programs, including Summer Zoo Camp, Zoo Preschool, classes for homeschoolers and field trips during the school year. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024 In 2021, Angel Adams Parham, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia, became the board chair of the Classic Learning Test, or CLT—an SAT alternative often taken by classical-school students and homeschoolers. Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 The movement is diverse, in part because classical education has boomed among homeschoolers, who run the gamut from serious athletes to kids with learning differences to conservative Christians. Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for homeschooler 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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