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

The campus is also building an environment where trainees can navigate the security clearance process that defense work requires—a capability few institutions could offer. — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The apprenticeship can also accommodate only about 20 trainees at a time, compared with roughly 400 simultaneously at Hanwha’s facilities in South Korea. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Schwank said instructors and trainees would discuss what could be behind a target, because bullets travel. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Her lab now has nearly a dozen members, including staff, students, and trainees. — Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

During her first harvest in 2019, Riedler was one of only two female trainees at Ramey Wine Cellars in Sonoma. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Those experiences, combined with feedback from trainees and employers, have helped shape Buildher's broader approach to preparing women not only technically but also emotionally and physically for work in the industry. — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026

Harlin then recalled a tense moment on Mindhunters, which followed a group of FBI trainees who are taken to a remote island for simulation training. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

Until the new mandate requiring the flu vaccine again, 60% of Lackland Air Force trainees were not vaccinated for the flu, according to the two sources. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 1 July 2026