trainee
noun
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
trainees
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pluralof trainee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“One of these trainees killed someone in Oklahoma that should have never been on the roadway,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Praising a group of trainees on X, he wrote: “These Waterloo interns at baseten are hill climbing machines.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Macauley credited the progress to a "beautiful partnership" between herself, her students and other trainees.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Young Marine trainees line up to have their hair shorn at training camp in Parris Island, South Carolina, 1971.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
