# Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

> Look up any word you want while browsing the Internet. Double-click the word to get its definition, pronunciation, and usage examples in a text box appearing on the same page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/learners-dictionary](https://chrome-stats.com/d/learners-dictionary)

## Overview

- **ID:** `learners-dictionary`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Victor
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support
- **Daily users:** 359
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.83 / 5 (24 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-26
- **First published:** 2019-03-08
- **Size:** 36 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/learners-dictionary/)

## Description

The 'Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary' is a Firefox add-on designed to provide instant definitions, pronunciation, and usage examples of any word just by double-clicking it. This tool also allows bookmarking, with entries saved in a folder for easy access. For a detailed definition, you can visit the official dictionary site via the Merriam-Webster logo on the add-on.

## Rankings

- #6,114 — Overall
- #261 — Language Support
- #34 — appreciate
- #44 — learn
- #53 — example
- #60 — earn

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v1/references/learners/xml/`
- `https://3rx9tdzpxi.execute-api.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/default/getDictionary`
- `bookmarks`
- `storage`
- `menus`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Works as intended
- Helps in understanding texts
- Essential for quick definitions
- Fast and efficient performance
- Long-term reliability

### Cons

- No dark mode
- Search fails for multiple word selections
- Misses some word definitions

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/learners-dictionary)