trainee

noun

train·​ee trā-ˈnē How to pronounce trainee (audio)
: one that is being trained especially for a job
traineeship noun

Examples of trainee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The paper studies three measures: the mobility of STEM trainees between the U.S. and China, how often scientists in one country used works from another, and scientist productivity. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 4 July 2024 Not staff, as in employees, but staffers, the unheralded deputy managers who dole out assignments to trainees. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 June 2024 Thirteen trainees were selected that year: seven Black and six white. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024 In 2018, Viganò released a bombshell dossier calling on Francis to resign and accusing the pope of knowing about allegations of abuse of trainee priests carried out by the former cardinal of Washington, DC, Theodore McCarrick, and failing to act. Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trainee 

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Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trainee was in 1833

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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trainee. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

trainee

noun
train·​ee trā-ˈnē How to pronounce trainee (audio)
: a person who is being trained for a job
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