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# learner

«learner» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who is learning something, like a pupil at…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x1)
- The car had L-plates because Mum is a learner driver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x2)
- Our school wants every learner to feel welcome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x3)
- English learners often find spelling tricky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/#x4)
- Be patient with learners; everyone starts somewhere. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [A learner driver has L plates and a grown-up beside them; check before you accuse anyone of breaking the law.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/16/)
- [Mix-ups are part of learning by ear; every learner makes them, and the friends' giggles are friendly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/2-the-four-tones/4/)
- [shuìjiào (both falling) is to sleep and shuǐjiǎo (both dipping) is boiled dumplings, the classic learner mix-up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/2-the-four-tones/13/)
- ["Struggling learner" means a weak student.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/13/)
- [Mandarin has the most native speakers in the world; English has the most speakers in total when second-language learners are counted.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «learner» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/learner/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.