traineetrain‧ee /ˌtreɪˈniː◂/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
The trainees start next week.trainee manager/solicitor/teacher etc a trainee hairdresser
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He spent three years as a trainee manager before getting his present position.
- I got a job as a trainee reporter on the 'Daily Star'.
- I started out as a trainee on the trading floor, earning around $25,000 a year.
- The new class of trainees was highly motivated.
- Additionally, if a young trainee achieves a vocational qualification additional funding can be received for the benefit of future trainees.
- Foreigners attending sessions at the Farm were known as black trainees.
- He stood in the darkroom with another trainee, Dale Fitzke, a cripple.
- It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds.
- Life as a Salomon trainee was like being beaten up every day by the neighborhood bully.
- Since 1981 there have been 2000 vocational trainees a year seeking to become principals; hence the 500 surplus.
- Three things can be demonstrated to trainees here: How to break contact gracefully.
- Two 16-year-old process control trainees have been sponsored for a two-year college-based training course in Edinburgh.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is learning something
someone who is studying at a school, college, or university: · She's a student at Cornell University.· extra help for disabled students· He was accused of attacking a fellow student.· a farewell party for the overseas studentslaw/medical/engineering etc student: · Law students always have a lot of work to do.student nurse/teacher (=someone who is studying to be a nurse or a teacher): · What was the social life like when you were a student nurse?mature student British (=a student who is over the age of 25, and who has worked before coming to university or college): · We have a large number of mature students here, some with small children.
someone who is learning a skill while working in a company or organization: · The new class of trainees was highly motivated.· I started out as a trainee on the trading floor, earning around $25,000 a year.trainee accountant/reporter/salesman etc: · I got a job as a trainee reporter on the 'Daily Star'.· He spent three years as a trainee manager before getting his present position.
someone who has recently started to learn something: · Japanese classes for beginners· The tennis club welcomes beginners as well as more advanced players.· As a beginner, she needs quite a lot of encouragement.
someone who is learning all the skills that they need in order to do a job, especially a job that they do with their hands: · When I finish classes, I'm hoping to land a summer job as a chef's apprentice.apprentice electrician/bricklayer/hairdresser etc: · I worked as an apprentice electrician for 18 months.
someone who is learning a particular subject or skill, especially a foreign language and usually in a school: · A good teacher holds the learner's interest and stimulates them to find out more.slow/fast/quick learner: · James was a fast learner, and was soon better at tennis than his coach.· You're a quick learner! It took me ages to get the hang of it.
WORD SETSabsenteeism, nounarticled clerk, black economy, nounbloodletting, nounblue-collar, adjectivebook-keeper, nounboss, nounbusiness agent, career path, nouncareer structure, nounCFO, Chartered Financial Consultant, nounCIO, co-manager, nouncommercial agent, company car, nouncompany doctor, company officer, competence, nouncompliance officer, co-worker, nouncreative director, curriculum vitae, nounCV, noundeputy chairman, deskill, verbdismiss, verbdowngrade, verbdownsize, verbearn, verbearner, nounemploy, verbemployable, adjectiveemployee, nounemployer, nounemployment agency, nounengage, verbenrolled agent, escrow agent, executive chairman, filing clerk, fill-in, nounfull-time, adjectiveheadhunter, nounhealth and safety, nounhuman resources, nounjob application, job centre, nounjobless, adjectivelabour exchange, nounledger clerk, moonlight, verbnatural wastage, nounnepotism, nounnetworking, nounnine to five, adverbnumber-cruncher, nounoccupational, adjectiveoff, adverboff-duty, adjectiveoperative, nounoutwork, nounoverseer, nounoverstaffed, adjectivepenalty clause, nounpension fund, nounpension plan, nounpersonnel, nounpiecework, nounpositive discrimination, nounpost, nounpreferment, nounproject engineer, qualification, nounqualify, verbquit, verbrecommendation, nounrecruit, verbredeploy, verbredundancy, nounredundant, adjectivereferee, nounreference, nounreinstate, verbresearch manager, resign, verbresignation, nounresume, nounretired, adjectiveretiree, nounretirement, nounself-employed, adjectivesharecropper, nounshift, nounskilled, adjectivetechnical analyst, testimonial, nountime and motion study, nountrainee, nountransfer agent, underemployed, adjectiveundermanned, adjectiveunderstaffed, adjectiveunemployable, adjectiveunemployed, adjectiveunemployment, noununemployment benefit, noununskilled, adjectivevacancy, nounvacant, adjectivewhite-collar, adjectiveworkday, nounwork experience, nounworkforce, nounworking papers, nounworkweek, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a trainee hairdresserCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a trainee hairdresser· Chestnut, 26, was charged with improper relations with four female trainees and with indecent assault.· Who knows what the female trainees thought?· Delmar G.. Simpson guilty of raping six female trainees at the Army post.
· You are a head receptionist at a medium-sized hotel, instructing a new trainee receptionist.· A new class of trainees started every Monday.· Meanwhile, new trainees would drift in.
NOUN· As a matter of fact, I started on this paper as a graduate trainee myself.· The first one was written by a university senior applying for a graduate trainee position with a bank.· Geographers are well represented in industry, commerce, government and the professions, and are widely sought-after as graduate trainees.
· All trainee managers follow the same route; how fast and how far they develop depends entirely on their individual performance.
· Some authorities allow trainee solicitors to spend time with a neighbouring authority to gain wider experience.· However, not all these authorities recruit trainee solicitors.· The course developed by Newcastle poly which should become Northumbria University next month is a one-stop route to becoming a trainee solicitor.· If you have trainee solicitors doing personal injury cases then transfer every 6-12 months is inevitable.· Articled clerks, recently renamed trainee solicitors, are paid salaries, which have in recent years become increasingly attractive.
· It also considers problems that may arise in using video with teacher trainees.
VERB· The trainer will ask the trainee advisers to think about any unintentional assumptions implied by this brief exchange.· Whenever I ask teachers and trainee teachers to respond to two questions about disruptive behaviour: What did you feel?
· Takes beginners up to intermediate level by showing trainees working on specific jobs.· The trainees work hard, but they must start from scratch.· As usual, the blame shifted to the trainee who worked for the culprit.· The trainee who worked for Marro was Gary Kilberg, a member of my training class.· Malcolm Hanson, managing director of Saks hairdressers, says many trainees are working for just £29.50 a week.· The trainee works in all areas of the department.
WORD FAMILYnountraineetrainertrainingretrainingverbtrainretrainadjectivetrained ≠ untrained
someone who is being trained for a job: The trainees start next week.trainee manager/solicitor/teacher etc a trainee hairdresser