Synonyms of trainees

trainees

noun

plural of trainee

as in students

a person who is being trained for a job

on-the-job trainees

Not all of the management trainees will be hired.

Related Words

• students
• recruits
• freshmen
• learners
• candidates
• apprentices
• newcomers
• rookies
• novices
• beginners
• newbies
• novitiates
• fledglings
• greenhorns
• punks
• virgins
• neophytes
• tyros
• colts
• amateurs
• rooks
• boots
• cubs
• babes
• tenderfeet
• entrants
• abecedarians
• dabblers
• probationers
• dilettantes

Dissimilar Words

• professionals
• experts
• masters
• pros
• veterans
• vets
• old-timers
• old hands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trainees

At least 25 fellowships with 50 trainees enrolled are needed; 18 programs, nearly all of which have a single trainee and all of which differ, currently exist in reproductive psychiatry. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

When completed, the Waterford campus will complement submarine production efforts by providing additional space for administrative staff, software developers and new trainees. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Those reports could help instructors review how trainees responded to changing plant conditions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Older monks, many in gold robes, silently corrected the trainees who were bustling along the rows, bearing ceremonial objects. — Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026

Duffy added that many current trainees started out as gamers. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Whetro said the program creates an uplifting environment for the young trainees. — Julianna Mejia july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Through in-person and online classes, the trainees became experts on using Ikea’s digital room-planning tools. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Attending physicians is one of the most limited resources in a hospital, a fact not changed by having trainees during rounds. — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026