trainee

noun

train·​ee trā-ˈnē How to pronounce trainee (audio)
: one that is being trained especially for a job
traineeship noun

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As of this year, Norfolk Southern trainees also visit the company’s gleaming Midtown headquarters in an effort to empower them, Myers said. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 Baker, right, with fellow trainee ref Anthony Griffith (Barrington Coombs/PGMOL/PFA) Baker brings his fair share. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025 Santos bullies her fellow trainees at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center with condescending nicknames and treats patients like game pieces. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the administration would boost pay for trainees and streamline hiring to get more people started in the lengthy training process and into air traffic control towers that have faced staffing shortages for years. Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trainee

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trainee was in 1833

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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trainee. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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trainee

noun
train·​ee trā-ˈnē How to pronounce trainee (audio)
: a person who is being trained for a job

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