preservice

adjective

pre·​ser·​vice ˌprē-ˈsər-vəs 

variants or pre-service

: of, relating to, or taking place during a period of time preceding active civil or military service

preservice teachers

A wiser path of reform is pre-service and in-service training that would equip federal workers with skills for the jobs they actually do.

—John J. DiIulio Jr.

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for preservice

• disservice
• interservice
• nervous
• nervus