Synonyms of trainee

trainee 1 of 2

noun (1)

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.

Related Words

• student
• recruit
• freshman
• learner
• candidate
• rookie
• apprentice
• novice
• fledgling
• newcomer
• tyro
• beginner
• newbie
• greenhorn
• colt
• tenderfoot
• neophyte
• novitiate
• virgin
• amateur
• cub
• boot
• rook
• punk
• babe
• abecedarian
• dabbler
• probationer
• entrant
• dilettante

Dissimilar Words

• expert
• master
• professional
• pro
• veteran
• vet
• old hand
• old-timer

trainees

2 of 2

noun (2)

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
• amateurs
• tyros
• colts
• rooks
• tenderfoots
• boots
• cubs
• babes
• tenderfeet
• entrants
• abecedarians
• dabblers
• dilettanti
• probationers
• dilettantes

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trainee

Noun

The topic at hand was the act of breaking bad news, a special workshop for our trainees in pediatrics. —Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

And who are the people training the trainees? —Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Noun

And who are the people training the trainees? —Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

These differences help explain the longer history of labor organizing for physician trainees. —Patrick Aguilar, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025