trainee B2 Topic:People & Society US /tɹeɪˈni/ See IPA manual Freq #14990 Meanings 1 noun A person who is being trained for a job. I was a trainee for six months before they hired me full-time. Thesaurus Synonyms orientee Word family Forms trainees Related forms apprenticebuddyintern Etymology AI details From train + -ee. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # trainee **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tɹeɪˈni/ **Frequency rank:** 14990 ## Meanings 1. A person who is being trained for a job. ## Examples - I was a trainee for six months before they hired me full-time. ## Synonyms - orientee ## Related Forms - apprentice - buddy - intern ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -ee - one who receives the action ## Etymology From train + -ee. ## AI Etymology Trainee is from train + -ee. The surface analysis is train + -ee. In present-day use, it can mean a person who is being trained for a job. ## Topics - People & Society markdown