| NOUN | person | learner, scholar, assimilator | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | learner, apprentice, prentice | works for an expert to learn a trade / trade |
| Sounds | ler'ner | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... | |
| Meaning | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | scholar, assimilator | |
| Narrower | memorizer, memoriser | A person who learns by rote |
| quick study, sponge | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily | |
| swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb | An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious | |
| tutee | Learns from a tutor | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | aprendiz, estudiante | |
| Catalan | aprenent | |
| Verbs | learn | gain knowledge or skills |
| Meaning | Works for an expert to learn a trade / trade. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | apprentice, prentice | |
| Narrower | printer's devil | An apprentice in a printing establishment |
| Broader | novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate | someone new to a field / field or activity |
| Spanish | aprendiz, meritorio | |
| Catalan | aprenent, meritori | |
| Verbs | learn | gain knowledge or skills |
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