Words / B1

LURN-uh/ˈlɜːnə/

A learner is someone learning: a language learner; a learner driver (UK L-plates). Student is often school/university; pupil is school; learner is skill or language focused. Beginner is the very start. Do not call a professor a learner unless you mean they are learning something new. Independent learner is a classroom phrase.

Meaning

A person who is learning a skill or a language; also a new driver (learner driver).

Examples

• “The course is designed for intermediate learners, not beginners.”
• “The course is for intermediate learners, not for beginners.”
• “A learner driver must display L-plates and have a supervising driver.”

Good to know

a language learner; a learner driver (UK). School child: pupil. University: student. Start: beginner. Not a professor’s title.

Near in meaning

student

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