trainee

[trey-nee]

noun

1. a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.

2. an enlisted person undergoing military training. train.

trainee

/ treɪˈniː /

noun

1. 1. a person undergoing training

   2. ( as modifier )

      a trainee journalist

Word History and Origins

Origin of trainee¹

First recorded in 1840–50; train + -ee

Example Sentences

He says his 28-year-old sister, a trainee lawyer, was a "very experienced traveller", so seeing her off was nothing out of the ordinary.

Read more on BBC

Sometimes I feel like a Morgan Stanley trainee.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Government figures show the over-40s are now the largest growing trainee group for the third year running.

Read more on BBC

A former K-pop trainee herself, she notes that many hopefuls spend years developing their craft and chemistry with future group members.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

He needed a career so he gave up boxing and took up a job as trainee journalist at the Arbroath Guide newspaper.

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• apprentice 
• cadet 
• learner 
• pupil