as in student
a person who is being trained for a job
on-the-job trainees Not all of the management trainees will be hired.
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Recent Examples of trainee
Stiles believes Coltrane is linked to the death of his detective trainee.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The French documentary is set inside the country’s prison officer academy, where the film observes trainees as their language, movements and certainties gradually align with the institution around them.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 May 2026
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
The trainees will work across a range of different departments on the show.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 May 2026
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The French documentary is set inside the country’s prison officer academy, where the film observes trainees as their language, movements and certainties gradually align with the institution around them.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 May 2026
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
The trainees will work across a range of different departments on the show.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee
Noun
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That’s 30% more per student than other big cities like Chicago, LA, and Boston.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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During this nationally competitive program funded by NASA, students collaborate with scientists and engineers to conduct authentic research.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Isak’s injury problems did not make things easier for the Swedish striker to settle while Florian Wirtz, another expensive attacking recruit at 116 million pounds, did not score his first goal until after Christmas.—
Mark Hodge,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Things take an odd turn for the young recruit as a mysterious virtual screen appears only to Seong-jae, assigning him a mission to cook for his fellow soldiers.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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