"adult learner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adult learners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} adult learner (plural adult learners)
  1. (education) A student over the age of 25 who is enrolled at an institute of higher learning. Wikipedia link: adult learner Categories (topical): Education, People Synonyms: mature-age student, mature student Translations (student over 25): 成年学习者 (chéngnián xuéxízhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 成人學生 (Chinese Mandarin), 成人学生 (chéngrén xuéshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), aikuisopiskelija (Finnish), aluno/estudante/aprendiz adulto [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for adult learner meaning in English (2.5kB)

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