trainee

noun

train·​ee trā-ˈnē How to pronounce trainee (audio)
: one that is being trained especially for a job
traineeship noun

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Graduate school admissions are being drastically cut due to uncertainty and shrinking budgets, effectively halting the recruitment and training of the next generation of innovators, as our most promising trainees look for opportunities overseas. Dr. Ardem Patapoutian, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025 Punch, an extraordinary study of a young man who landed a fatal blow on James Hodgkinson, a trainee paramedic during an unprovoked attack, and the consequences thereafter, will become that rare instance of productions of the same play opening simultaneously in the West End and on Broadway. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025 As of this year, Norfolk Southern trainees also visit the company’s gleaming Midtown headquarters in an effort to empower them, Myers said. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 Baker, right, with fellow trainee ref Anthony Griffith (Barrington Coombs/PGMOL/PFA) Baker brings his fair share. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trainee

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trainee was in 1833

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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trainee. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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trainee

noun
train·​ee trā-ˈnē How to pronounce trainee (audio)
: a person who is being trained for a job

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