extern
Americannoun
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a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.
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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.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of extern
1525–35; < Latin externus, derivative of exter, exterus. See exterior
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She also served as a senior judge judicial extern for the late John T. Noonan Jr. at the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
You indicate that you are a past extern with Judge Kozinski, who has now retired from the federal bench, and your request comes from an unofficial email address.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2018
You can enter it, if you wish, as a postulant, or if you should remain an extern teacher the salary they will give you will be fifty pounds a year.
From The Lake by George (George Augustus) Moore
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