continuer

plural continuers

1. One who or that which continues.

   Under the current CCAFL scheme, syllabuses are developed at three levels: beginners, continuers (second language) and background/first language speakers […]

   2014, Peter Perciles Trifonas, Themistoklis Aravossitas, Rethinking Heritage Language Education, page 71

   Synonyms: continuator

2. human sciencesA word or phrase interjected by the listener to indicate that he/she is listening to the speaker.

   The team found that doctors used continuers only 22 percent of the time.

   2008 January 8, Denise Grady, “For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way”, in New York Times