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probationer

American  
[proh-bay-shuh-ner] / proʊˈbeɪ ʃə nər /

noun

  1. a person undergoing probation or trial.


probationer British  
/ prəˈbeɪʃənə /

noun

  1. a person on probation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of probationer

First recorded in 1595–1605; probation + -er 1


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They got a break when an officer charged with checking in with people on probation recognized a probationer as the suspect caught on video.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2023

He said the probationer told him she had been stopped by a police officer who said she had been accused of urinating in the shop.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2022

A 1973 law laying out those restoration rules requires the “unconditional discharge of an inmate, of a probationer, or of a parolee.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021

The average probationer owes at least $2400 in financial obligations.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2020

As Briony came up, a probationer with a Primus stove on a trolley was already preparing the fresh solution.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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