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trainee

[ trey-nee ]

noun

  1. a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
  2. an enlisted person undergoing military training. train.


trainee

/ ٰɪˈԾː /

noun

    1. a person undergoing training
    2. ( as modifier )

      a trainee journalist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trainee1

First recorded in 1840–50; train + -ee
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I went on to study at Oxford before I moved to Nottingham as a junior doctor and then got a job as an oncology trainee.

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The trust also said the trainee involved was under the direct supervision of a consultant at all times.

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She says she and her fellow trainees are facing a "wall of unemployment", with fierce competition for any vacancy that comes up.

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It was the first company to introduce the trainee system, where young talent goes through intensive training that lasts months, or even years, before making their "debut".

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The Future Talent Programme is in its third year and of the 32 trainees taken on so far, a large proportion live locally - and 70% have gone on to work in the industry.

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