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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Canadian Rosenberg started his career in the mailroom at UTA before departing the agency’s trainee program to become a literary manager at Caliber Media. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025 Consider the most recent massacre of Russian trainees. David Axe, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 Britain's embassy in Kyiv said at the start of 2025 that the U.K. had trained 200 Ukrainian flight personnel—not just fast jet pilots—in skills like ground operations and boosting English fluency, the latter one of the biggest hurdles for the trainee pilots to overcome. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 In August the rape and murder of a trainee medic in the eastern city of Kolkata sparked a nationwide doctors’ strike that brought tens of thousands into the streets to demand change. Esha Mitra, CNN, 22 Feb. 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 22 Mar. 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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