learner
part of speech
noun (a learner, learners)
meaning for a pupil
1) A learner is a person who is learning something, like a pupil at school or someone learning a new skill. tree →
2) A learner driver is someone learning to drive a car who has not passed the driving test yet. tree →
3) (UK, Ireland) An L-plate (a red L on white) shows that a car is driven by a learner. tree →
sense 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 →
- The car had L-plates because Mum is a learner driver. tree →
- Our school wants every learner to feel welcome. tree →
- English learners often find spelling tricky. tree →
- Be patient with learners; everyone starts somewhere. tree →
- Dad's a learner on the guitar, so it sounds a bit wobbly. tree →
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.
In the corpora
- A learner driver has L plates and a grown-up beside them; check before you accuse anyone of breaking the law.
- Mix-ups are part of learning by ear; every learner makes them, and the friends' giggles are friendly.
- shuìjiào (both falling) is to sleep and shuǐjiǎo (both dipping) is boiled dumplings, the classic learner mix-up.
- "Struggling learner" means a weak student.
- Mandarin has the most native speakers in the world; English has the most speakers in total when second-language learners are counted.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «learner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.