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 Al-Rimi had claimed responsibility for the 2019 attack at the U.S. Naval Air Station Pensacola in which a Saudi aviation trainee killed three American sailors. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024 Whether training more doctors will lighten trainees' burdens is a matter of debate. Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024 The administration said its funds will include roughly $10 million to support GlobalFoundries’ workforce-development measures, which include an apprenticeship program for teaching trainees to work in a fab, no semiconductor experience required. Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024 But center experts also go to all 50 states to spread their training, going to schools during breaks and to businesses, at no cost to trainees or their agencies. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024 But interns and residents, known as trainee doctors, said the government was continuing to ignore the real issues facing doctors. Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024 Around 8,000 trainee doctors in South Korea began striking on February 21 by submitting their resignation. Manveena Suri, Lucas Lillieholm and Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024 About 70% of South Korea’s 13,000 trainee doctors have walked out in the past two weeks over the initiative. Jon Herskovitz, Bloomberg.com, 3 Mar. 2024 Thousands of trainee doctors have handed in their resignations and walked out in protest, saying the plan doesn’t address key issues with their working conditions. Sam Kim, Fortune Asia, 28 Feb. 2024

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

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trainee

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