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
: to confine especially during a war
prisoners interned in camps during the war
Examples of intern in a Sentence
Verb (2)
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
After medical school, he worked as an intern at the university hospital.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Rosen, who has been an executive vice president and chief marketing officer with the Dodgers since 2012 when Mark Walter and Guggenheim Baseball Management purchased the club, worked for the Lakers as an intern while in college and eventually became an executive with the organization in the 1980s.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Growing the intern population equitably serves the mission of many organizations.
—Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Noun
The medical comedy was revisited once when it was renewed for a ninth season, which went in a new direction with a largely new cast of interns, including Eliza Coupe, Michael Mosley, Kerry Bishé and Dave Franco.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Rosen, who has been an executive vice president and chief marketing officer with the Dodgers since 2012 when Mark Walter and Guggenheim Baseball Management purchased the club, worked for the Lakers as an intern while in college and eventually became an executive with the organization in the 1980s.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
With the bye in Week 9, Florida would give an intern head coach two weeks to prepare to play No. 9 Georgia at home on Nov. 1.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Growing the intern population equitably serves the mission of many organizations.
—Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intern. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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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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