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learner

/ˈlɜːnə/LUR-nur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈlɝnɚ/LUR-nur

Meaningone who learns

Common meaning: a person who is learning

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishleornian‘to learn’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishlernensource
  3. Englishlearn‘to gain knowledge or skill’
  4. Englishformed in English from learnlearner‘a person who is learning’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from learn + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LEARN, p.326 · scan

Source words

  • leornian Old English · source word “to gain knowledge or skill”

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