trainee

B2
US /tɹeɪˈni/
noun Freq #14990

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    someone who is being trained

    I was a trainee for a short period before I was hired.

  2. 2
    noun

    Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.

  3. 3
    noun

    A juvenile inmate being trained and (re)educated in a reformatory school.

Etymology

From train + -ee.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
orientee
Word family
Related forms apprenticebuddyintern

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