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
Continue this chain with each new hire training the next, with the previous trainee evaluating.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
One of his trainees is 35-year old Khrystyna Pashchenko, who arrived here a couple of weeks ago.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
By Kate Okorie Contributor The trainees’ day starts before sunrise.
—Kate Okorie, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
On Tuesday around 5:30 p.m., 38 young trainees of the Kachin Independence Army, an armed group battling the military in northern Myanmar, were killed in an airstrike in Kachin State, according to Colonel Naw Bu, the spokesman of the group.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
One of his trainees is 35-year old Khrystyna Pashchenko, who arrived here a couple of weeks ago.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
By Kate Okorie Contributor The trainees’ day starts before sunrise.
—Kate Okorie, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
On Tuesday around 5:30 p.m., 38 young trainees of the Kachin Independence Army, an armed group battling the military in northern Myanmar, were killed in an airstrike in Kachin State, according to Colonel Naw Bu, the spokesman of the group.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee
Noun
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If there is space, the group may welcome back a few former students with an alternate project.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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The cases have included people without lawful status in the country, as well as international students targeted for their pro-Palestinian advocacy.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
Noun
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The Richardson, Texas, native stepped into the Huskies’ basketball facility with expectations similar to those on Stephon Castle, Dan Hurley’s first McDonald’s All-American recruit who helped win a national championship before being picked fourth overall and winning NBA Rookie of the Year.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Sacramento State for decades has lost interested recruits to other schools that had a superior basketball venue.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2025
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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