What does learner mean?

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learn·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. learner, scholar, assimilatornoun

    someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

  2. apprentice, learner, prenticenoun

    works for an expert to learn a trade

Wiktionary

  1. learnernoun

    One that is learning

    She's still a learner, so she's prone to making mistakes

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Learnernoun

    One who is yet in his rudiments; one who is acquiring some new art or knowledge.

    Etymology: from learn.

    The late learners cannot so well take the ply, except it be in some minds that have not suffered themselves to fix. Francis Bacon.

    Nor can a learner work so cheap as a skilful practised artist can. John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.

Wikipedia

  1. learner

    Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals, and some machines; there is also evidence for some kind of learning in certain plants. Some learning is immediate, induced by a single event (e.g. being burned by a hot stove), but much skill and knowledge accumulate from repeated experiences. The changes induced by learning often last a lifetime, and it is hard to distinguish learned material that seems to be "lost" from that which cannot be retrieved.Human learning starts at birth (it might even start before in terms of an embryo's need for both interaction with, and freedom within its environment within the womb.) and continues until death as a consequence of ongoing interactions between people and their environment. The nature and processes involved in learning are studied in many established fields (including educational psychology, neuropsychology, experimental psychology, cognitive sciences, and pedagogy), as well as emerging fields of knowledge (e.g. with a shared interest in the topic of learning from safety events such as incidents/accidents, or in collaborative learning health systems). Research in such fields has led to the identification of various sorts of learning. For example, learning may occur as a result of habituation, or classical conditioning, operant conditioning or as a result of more complex activities such as play, seen only in relatively intelligent animals. Learning may occur consciously or without conscious awareness. Learning that an aversive event cannot be avoided or escaped may result in a condition called learned helplessness. There is evidence for human behavioral learning prenatally, in which habituation has been observed as early as 32 weeks into gestation, indicating that the central nervous system is sufficiently developed and primed for learning and memory to occur very early on in development.Play has been approached by several theorists as a form of learning. Children experiment with the world, learn the rules, and learn to interact through play. Lev Vygotsky agrees that play is pivotal for children's development, since they make meaning of their environment through playing educational games. For Vygotsky, however, play is the first form of learning language and communication, and the stage where a child begins to understand rules and symbols. This has led to a view that learning in organisms is always related to semiosis, and often associated with representational systems/activity.

ChatGPT

  1. learner

    A learner is an individual who is engaged in the process of acquiring knowledge, skills, or understanding in a particular subject or field. They actively participate in educational or training activities to enhance their abilities and expand their intellectual horizons. Learners can vary in age, background, and learning style, and they are motivated by the desire to gain new insights and abilities. They may be enrolled in formal educational institutions, such as schools or universities, or they may pursue self-directed learning through various platforms and resources. Overall, learners are individuals who seek to grow and develop their knowledge and skills through intentional learning processes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Learnernoun

    one who learns; a scholar

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LEARNER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Learner is ranked #92719 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Learner surname appeared 198 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Learner.

    95.4% or 189 total occurrences were White.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'learner' in Nouns Frequency: #2509

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of learner in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of learner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of learner in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Maggioncalda:

    I realized I’m a learner, adopting a growth mindset, being open-minded, being curious, being open-hearted to new people and new ideas and learning is important right now. The world is going to look fundamentally different - and that will help you become a pioneer in the new normal.

  2. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

  3. Miyuki Maruping:

    Children need role models... who can gently guide them to nature with excitement, optimism and an attitude of a lifelong learner.

  4. Rafay Baloch:

    To become a great learner, you always need to become a keen observer.

  5. John Updike:

    Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner.

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