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LEARNER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Works for an expert to learn a trade
Synonyms:
apprentice; learner; prentice
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("learner" is a kind of...):
beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "learner"):
printer's devil (an apprentice in a printing establishment)
Derivation:
learn (gain knowledge or skills)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
Synonyms:
assimilator; learner; scholar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("learner" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "learner"):
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)
Derivation:
learn (gain knowledge or skills)
