memorizer

Thân thiện

A student is a good memorizer of vocabulary words.

Definition

Noun: A person who learns information by repetition, often without full understanding; someone who commits things to memory through rote learning.

Usage

The term "memorizer" describes a person whose primary method of learning is memorization. It often carries a neutral or slightly negative connotation, implying a focus on recalling facts rather than on comprehension or critical thinking. * She was a diligent memorizer, able to recite all the historical dates perfectly. * The course aimed to turn students from passive memorizers into active problem-solvers. * He was not just a memorizer of formulas; he truly understood the mathematical principles.

Advanced Usage

• Contextual Nuance: In educational criticism, "memorizer" can be used pejoratively to contrast with a "thinker" or "analyst," suggesting a superficial approach to knowledge.
  • The old curriculum produced good test-takers and memorizers, but poor innovators.

Variants and Related Words

• Memorization (n): The process or skill of committing something to memory.
  • Rote memorization is common in language learning.
• Memorize (v): To learn something so that you can remember it exactly.
  • I need to memorize this poem for class.
• Rote learner (n): A near-synonymous phrase for a memorizer.
  • He was a rote learner, excelling in subjects that required repetition.

Synonyms

• Rote learner
• One who learns by heart

Antonyms

• Analyst
• Critical thinker
• Interpreter
• Conceptualizer

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who learns by rote

Từ đồng nghĩa

• memoriser