trainee

[ trey-nee ]
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noun
  1. a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.

  2. an enlisted person undergoing military training.

Origin of trainee

1
First recorded in 1840–50; train + -ee

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British Dictionary definitions for trainee

trainee

/ (treɪˈniː) /


noun
    • a person undergoing training

    • (as modifier): a trainee journalist

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