Phrase guide

language learner

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who is learning a foreign language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Narrower terms: ELL

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: taalleerder — Translations
  • Finnish: kielen opiskelija — Translations
  • German: Sprachschüler — Translations
  • German: Sprachlerner — Translations
  • German: Sprachlernender — Translations
  • German: Sprachlehrling — Translations
  • Hungarian: nyelvtanuló — Translations
  • Indonesian: pelajar bahasa — Translations
  • Polish: osoba ucząca się obcego języka — Translations
  • Russian: ли́чность, изуча́ющая язы́к (líčnostʹ, izučájuščaja jazýk) — Translations
  • Russian: уча́щийся языка́ (učáščijsja jazyká) — Translations