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
In the classroom, trainees crowded around instructor Luo Duocheng as he demonstrated slicing a slab of beef, marinating it, and skewering the meat to form identical kebabs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
I was so sure it was one of the other Junior Agent trainees trolling me, but none of them were on their phones when those messages came through.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
