English Explanatory Dictionary

trainee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.
  2. A juvenile inmate being trained and (re)educated in a reformatory school.

Pronunciation

/tɹeɪˈni/ [tʃɹeɪˈni] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-trainee.wav

Word forms

trainee trainees

Etymology

From train + -ee.

Synonyms

orientee

Related words

apprentice buddy intern work shadowing
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