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Synonyms for learner

Most common

beginner novice neophyte tyro student pupil

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One who is learning; one receiving instruction.

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

Forms

Plural
learners → novices, beginners, apprentices, tyros…

Example sentences

  • beginner Compared to you, I'm just a beginner at this game.
  • novice I'm a novice at programming, but I learn quickly.
  • tyro Tyro was married to Cretheus but loved Enipeus.
  • student More than one student studies French in our class.
  • pupil The teacher acknowledged the pupil with a smile.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
learnerrising
beginnersteady
novicerising
neophytesteady
tyrofalling
studentsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
tyro
5 letters
pupil2
6 letters
novice2
7 letters
student2, scholar2, trainee2
8 letters
freshman2, beginner3, newcomer3, disciple3, prentice2, neophyte3
9 letters
greenhorn
10 letters
apprentice3, tenderfoot, catechumen
11 letters
probationer4, abecedarian, assimilator

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pupil2 = 2 syllables).