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trainee

[ trey-nee ]
/ treɪˈni /
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noun

a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
an enlisted person undergoing military training.

RELATED WORDS

cadet, learner, pupil, apprentice, tenderfoot, novitiate, colt, novice, recruit, neophyte, newcomer, abecedarian, student, rookie, amateur, tyro, starter, greenhorn

Nearby words

  1. train wreck,
  2. trainable,
  3. trainband,
  4. trainbearer,
  5. trained nurse,
  6. traineeship,
  7. trainer,
  8. trainer sock,
  9. training,
  10. training agency

Origin of trainee

First recorded in 1840–50; train + -ee
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British Dictionary definitions for trainee

trainee

/ (treɪˈniː) /

noun

  1. a person undergoing training
  2. (as modifier)a trainee journalist
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Word Origin and History for trainee

trainee

n.

1841, from train (v.) + -ee.

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