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home-schooler, n. Educ. (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
Brit. |ˌhəʊmˈskuːlə|, U.S. |ˈhoʊmˌskulər|
[‹ home school n. + -er suffix1. Compare slightly later home-school v.]
1. A child who is educated at home.
1981N.Y. Times 26 Feb. c1/1 Figures for New York City show 822 officially registered home schoolers. 1991BackHome Fall 70/2 We saw a difference between the way homeschoolers and public school kids behaved. 2002J. Stout in T. Dowty & K. Cowlishaw Home Educating Autistic Spectrum Children (2003) v. 80 Being a homeschooler gave him the time and resources to explore intensively and widely whatever he was interested in.
2. A parent (or occas. another person) who teaches children at home.
1984Frederick (Maryland) Post 26 Jan. a12/1 He'd prosecute any home-schooler because he doesn't think anyone is qualified. 1988Atlantic Monthly Apr. 22 The parents who are homeschoolers can be found anywhere along a continuum of educational philosophies. 1994Daily Tel. 5 Sept. 17/1 Nine out of 10 home-schoolers describe themselves as conservative Christians. 2002Weekly Standard 25 Mar. 15/2 Her being a born-again Christian and a home-schooler made her even more appealing as a symbol. |