extern

American  

[ek-sturn, ik-sturn] / ˈɛk stɜrn, ɪkˈstɜrn /

noun

1. a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.

2. a nun of a strictly enclosed order, as the Carmelites, who resides inside the convent but outside its enclosure and who chiefly goes on outside errands.

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adjective

1. Archaic. external; outer.

extern British  

/ ɪkˈstɜːn, ˈɛkstɜːn /

noun

1. a person, such as a physician at a hospital, who has an official connection with an institution but does not reside in it

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Etymology

Origin of extern

1525–35; < Latin externus, derivative of exter, exterus. See exterior

Example Sentences

While in law school, Peters served as an extern on the Washington Supreme Court.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

So, we drew some sketches of a customized wheelchair and I sent them to a friend who is a Lego enthusiast,’ said Garrett Fraess, veterinary extern at the Zoo.

From Fox News • Sep. 26, 2018

“He was never an attorney here; he was an extern in our civil legal aid office.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2018

In response, the extern offered to supply documentation verifying the externship and requested clarity on whether someone else in the judiciary had gained responsibility for the confidentiality agreement given Kozinski’s retirement.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2018

An extern school grew round the old almost monastic foundation, which subsists still with its Middle-Age costume and usages; and all Cistercians pray that it may long flourish.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 by Various