learner

noun

Definition of learnernext
as in novice

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for learner
  1. novice
  2. kid
  3. beginner
  4. newcomer
  5. rookie
  6. freshman
  7. greenhorn
Noun
  • Only novices believe that a system will work flawlessly.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Entering the retail space as novices forced these bottle shop owners to face a steep learning curve.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of novice
Noun
  • These services can range from making charcuterie trays to face-painting; providing character actors for kids parties to bounce houses.
    Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Most afternoons, the pool was alive with our big family, actually a pair of merged families, and, as time passed and our kids went into their high-school years, swarms of visitors.
    John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of kid
Noun
  • More than 30 coin dealers will have high quality coins for the beginner to advanced collectors.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Head to the Ouray Ice Park, a free place for beginners and experienced climbers to play on the ice.
    Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of beginner
Noun
  • Torres is a newcomer to the Golden Globes — and may also be so for American audiences.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In a year that saw Miami-Dade County’s mayor and commissioners raise $11 million for their political committees, no individual gave more than a Miami newcomer: billionaire Ken Griffin.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of newcomer
Noun
  • That was Daniels’ fifth game-winning drive of his rookie season, including his Hail Mary heroism to beat the Bears on the final play in Week 8.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Those teams, notably outside the New York and Los Angeles big-market orbit, seem content to rely on rookies paid at the 2025 minimum of $760,000.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of rookie
Noun
  • Five-star freshman Deuce Knight is also on board in case Arnold falters, while Ashton Daniels transferred from Stanford as a depth move.
    Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The 2025 class is viewed as one of the more talented in recent memory, headlined by Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Rutgers guard Dylan Harper, and his fellow freshman teammate Ace Bailey.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of freshman
Noun
  • The author came to Canada from England in 1923 as a 23-year-old greenhorn.
    Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Hence the herring, every greenhorn’s rite of passage on the Wizard.
    Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 11 June 2024
Definition of greenhorn
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learnedness

learner

learners

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