quick study

A person who can learn new material quickly. Primarily heard in US. You daughter is making great progress in her piano leassons—she's really a quick study.

quick study

a person who is quick to learn things. (Compare this to slow study.) Jane, who is a quick study, caught the joke immediately and laughed before everyone else.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hoshiko	ho-shee-ko	Japanese
Josephus	YO-sə-fus (Dutch)	Dutch, History
Montse	-	Catalan
Zabulon	-	Biblical Latin
Washington	['wɔʃiŋtən]
Vitalia	-	Italian (Rare)