as in student
a person who is being trained for a job
on-the-job trainees Not all of the management trainees will be hired.
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Academic institutions squeeze cheap labor out of graduate students and postdocs who are busy competing for publications and increasingly limited faculty jobs, sucking joy from once-enthusiastic trainees.
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Celia Ford, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The Bene Gesserit trainees are defined only by their squabbles, and Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, who plays the emperor’s rebellious daughter Princess Ynez, is a particular victim of the series’ simplistic dialogue.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
While Peter pursued the more conventional path of starting as a management trainee at a studio after grad school in New York, Jon was an unlikely success story.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
By Jamie Ducharme October 30, 2024 7:08 AM EDT
Since 2017, nurse trainees have used UbiSim’s immersive virtual reality scenarios to practice caring for real-life patients.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Celia Ford, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The Bene Gesserit trainees are defined only by their squabbles, and Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, who plays the emperor’s rebellious daughter Princess Ynez, is a particular victim of the series’ simplistic dialogue.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
While Peter pursued the more conventional path of starting as a management trainee at a studio after grad school in New York, Jon was an unlikely success story.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
By Jamie Ducharme October 30, 2024 7:08 AM EDT
Since 2017, nurse trainees have used UbiSim’s immersive virtual reality scenarios to practice caring for real-life patients.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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