learner

noun

learn·​er

ˈlərnər;

ˈlə̄nə(r, 

ˈləin-

plural -s

: one that learns : student, apprentice : a beginner in some field

a slow learner

a foreign learner of English

—A. S. Hornby

specifically : an employee being taught and trained to perform a task or fill a position requiring a degree of skill and experience through instruction that is usually informal and of indefinite duration as distinguished from that of an apprentice

Word History

Etymology

Middle English lerner, from Old English leornere, from leornian to learn + -ere -er

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Rhymes for learner

• burner
• earner
• sterner
• afterburner