learner

/ˈlʌrnər/

/ˈlʌnə/

Other forms: learners

Definitions of learner

1. noun

   someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
   synonyms: assimilator, scholar

   types:

   memoriser, memorizer

   a person who learns by rote

   quick study, sponge

   someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily

   dweeb, grind, nerd, swot, wonk

   an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

   tutee

   learns from a tutor

   study

   someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being
2. noun

   someone who works for an expert to learn a trade
   synonyms: apprentice, intern, prentice

   types:

   printer's devil

   an apprentice in a printing establishment

   type of:

   beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro

   someone new to a field or activity