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.
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Rewilding carries substantial risks for its trainees, too.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
There were 10 trainees at Charlotte Douglas in September 2023, according to the FAA.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
The program graduated its first three candidates from the FAA Academy in 2021, and one of the graduates became an air traffic controller trainee.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Out of college, Sikorski started his career at Volvo Trucks NA in their graduate talent trainee program in North Carolina before moving out to Michigan to work for GM.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
There were 10 trainees at Charlotte Douglas in September 2023, according to the FAA.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
The program graduated its first three candidates from the FAA Academy in 2021, and one of the graduates became an air traffic controller trainee.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Out of college, Sikorski started his career at Volvo Trucks NA in their graduate talent trainee program in North Carolina before moving out to Michigan to work for GM.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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