ASSIMILATOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

assimilator; learner; scholar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("assimilator" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assimilator"):

memoriser; memorizer (a person who learns by rote)

quick study; sponge (someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily)

dweeb; grind; nerd; swot; wonk (an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious)

tutee (learns from a tutor)

Derivation:

assimilate (take up mentally)