English noun: learner |
1. | learner (person) someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs |
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| Synonyms | assimilator, scholar |
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| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dweeb, grind, memoriser, memorizer, nerd, quick study, sponge, swot, tutee, wonk |
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2. | learner (person) works for an expert to learn a trade |
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| Synonyms | apprentice, prentice |
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| Broader (hypernym) | beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | printer's devil |
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