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variants
or less commonly interne
: an advanced student or graduate usually in a professional field (such as medicine or teaching) gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
interned; interning; interns
: to work as an intern
interned; interning; interns
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun
After medical school, he worked as an intern at the university hospital.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adam Sabes, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2023
Howell, 52, originally from Virginia and an intern for then-Gov.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
While Noma started paying its interns in October, the New York Times told the story of an intern who flew to Copenhagen in 2017 to work at the famed restaurant for three months with no pay.
—Richard Galant, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
David Bynum, a Bakersfield lawyer and former intern for McCarthy, said most local conservatives are excited to have one of Kern County’s own as speaker.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
And in place of financial compensation for the intern’s work?
—Genevieve Yam, Bon Appétit, 13 Jan. 2023
For example, Goldman’s 2022 intern program—some 3,500 positions, on-site five days a week—attracted 236,000 applications, the firm says, an all-time high.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2023
After all, candidates and management now have the same intern.
—Abc News, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2023
The 24-year-old started working on Sojo full-time straight after graduating from university—her only previous jobs being as a waitress and as a summer intern at second-hand clothing exchange Depop.
—WIRED, 12 Jan. 2023
Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2022
After getting his bachelors in civil engineering and his master’s in architecture, which requires great amounts of vision and imagination, Abloh went on to intern at Fendi, to soon move on to building his own creative experiment Pyrex Vision.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 28 Nov. 2022
Are Alex and Izzie's kids grown enough to intern yet?
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022
The designer would go on to intern at the fashion houses of Guy Laroche and Givenchy before launching his eponymous line in 1970.
—Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2022
My Way program — gifting every staffer and intern $400 cash bonuses three times a year.
—Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
The students intern under a master teacher during their senior year.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2022
The change came soon after Paul successfully negotiated a deal for high school prospect Darius Bazley to intern for New Balance rather than play college basketball for Syracuse University.
—Gabrielle Chung, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2022
Chicago native Imani Muse returned from her first year at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to intern at My Block, My Hood, My City and assist the teens with public speaking.
—Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2022
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Noun
According to the report, Fang interacted with Swalwell a number of times over several years and placed an intern in the Congressman's office.
—Adam Sabes, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2023
Howell, 52, originally from Virginia and an intern for then-Gov.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
While Noma started paying its interns in October, the New York Times told the story of an intern who flew to Copenhagen in 2017 to work at the famed restaurant for three months with no pay.
—Richard Galant, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
David Bynum, a Bakersfield lawyer and former intern for McCarthy, said most local conservatives are excited to have one of Kern County’s own as speaker.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
And in place of financial compensation for the intern’s work?
—Genevieve Yam, Bon Appétit, 13 Jan. 2023
For example, Goldman’s 2022 intern program—some 3,500 positions, on-site five days a week—attracted 236,000 applications, the firm says, an all-time high.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2023
After all, candidates and management now have the same intern.
—Abc News, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2023
The 24-year-old started working on Sojo full-time straight after graduating from university—her only previous jobs being as a waitress and as a summer intern at second-hand clothing exchange Depop.
—WIRED, 12 Jan. 2023
Verb
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to intern at Fendi and trying at least three times to start his own fashion line.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2022
After getting his bachelors in civil engineering and his master’s in architecture, which requires great amounts of vision and imagination, Abloh went on to intern at Fendi, to soon move on to building his own creative experiment Pyrex Vision.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 28 Nov. 2022
Are Alex and Izzie's kids grown enough to intern yet?
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022
The designer would go on to intern at the fashion houses of Guy Laroche and Givenchy before launching his eponymous line in 1970.
—Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2022
My Way program — gifting every staffer and intern $400 cash bonuses three times a year.
—Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
The students intern under a master teacher during their senior year.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2022
The change came soon after Paul successfully negotiated a deal for high school prospect Darius Bazley to intern for New Balance rather than play college basketball for Syracuse University.
—Gabrielle Chung, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2022
Chicago native Imani Muse returned from her first year at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to intern at My Block, My Hood, My City and assist the teens with public speaking.
—Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
French interne, from interne, adjective
Adjective
Middle French interne, from Latin internus
Dictionary Entries Near intern
Cite this Entry
“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intern. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.
Kids Definition
intern
2 of 3 noun
in·tern
variants
also interne
ˈin-ˌtərn
: an advanced student or graduate in a special field (as medicine or teaching) who is gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
intern
3 of 3 verb
in·tern
ˈin-ˌtərn 
: to work as an intern
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