refresher course

noun

A short course of additional training or updating knowledge of one's profession.

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Meanings

nounrefresher course (plural refresher courses)

plural refresher courses

  1. A short course of additional training or updating knowledge of one's profession.

    Another example of the quality of staff is the percentage of passes achieved by firemen after a refresher course of one week on driving steam locomotives—until recently a necessary qualification for a diesel driver, even within a fully dieselised scheme.

    1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, page 264

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments

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coursecourse of studycourse of instruction
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with refresher course

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APA

refresher course. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refresher%20course

MLA

“refresher course.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refresher%20course. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refresher course,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refresher%20course.

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