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# learner

noun (a learner, learners)

«learner» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A learner is a person who is learning something, like a pupil at school or someone learning a new skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#m1)
2. A learner driver is someone learning to drive a car who has not passed the driving test yet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#m2)
3. (UK, Ireland) An L-plate (a red L on white) shows that a car is driven by a learner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school, teachers talk about «learners» and «good learning habits»; a «fast learner» picks things up quickly. In everyday life in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, cars with L-plates show learners, so other drivers should be patient. Phrases: «a fast learner», «a slow learner», «learner driver», «English learners».

### Examples

- She's a fast learner and picked up chess in a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x1)
- The car had L-plates because Mum is a learner driver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x2)
- Our school wants every learner to feel welcome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x3)
- English learners often find spelling tricky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x4)
- Be patient with learners; everyone starts somewhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x5)
- Dad's a learner on the guitar, so it sounds a bit wobbly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun. Made from «learn» + «-er» (the one who learns). Do not confuse «learner» with «teacher»; and in standard English we do not «learn» someone something; we teach them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «learner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«learner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/learner.html) on Mova free.