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

You might want to ask this extern if that was still the case last year.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2018

She advanced in virtue as she advanced in age, and the practise of every good work, and held the office of Prefect of the extern congregation for many years.

From Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois by Anonymous