Standard Lemma guide

schooler

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: S K UW1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A student, or in some cases member, of a particular type of school or schooling. (ordinarily used in combinations such as "high schooler")

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Those kids are all junior high schoolers.
  • We're a bunch of old-schoolers.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who provides schooling; a teacher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From school + -er. Compare the similarly formed doublet scholar and the name Schuyler.