trainee
noun
train·ee trā-ˈnē 
: one that is being trained especially for a job
traineeship
trā-ˈnē-ˌship
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web After college, Truss worked as a graduate trainee accountant for the energy giant Shell and later the telecommunications company Cable & Wireless. 
Patrick Smith, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 One trainee scenario, which has been used in past exercises but gains some resonance from the supply shortages seen in Ukraine, forces troops to figure out how to continuously get water to soldiers in the sweltering heat and thick humidity. Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 28 July 2022 Police last week identified the officers involved in Whitfield's death as Steven Sanchez, Adam Ahmad, Matthew Virt, Dominique Clark, Jordan Bull and recruit trainee Nicholas Mathew. Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2022 Happy Soul, a Wesley Ward trainee, has won three straight and most recently took the Dixie Belle on Feb. 19 at Oaklawn. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2022 Leaving her modeling agency behind, Fatou signed with DR Music to become a trainee, a title given to pre-debut K-pop idols. Bora, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2022 In spite of this being such a complex case, a trainee was assigned to the call. Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Last week, multiple witnesses took the stand, including former bartender Victor Gutierrez, who said he was shown photos of Kobe's body by deputy trainee Joey Cruz during his bartending shift, USA Today reported Thursday. Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2022 The photos spread from there among sheriff’s personnel, eventually reaching the phone of deputy trainee Joey Cruz, who showed them off to a bartender in Norwalk, California, two days after the crash. Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022 See More
Patrick Smith, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 One trainee scenario, which has been used in past exercises but gains some resonance from the supply shortages seen in Ukraine, forces troops to figure out how to continuously get water to soldiers in the sweltering heat and thick humidity. Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 28 July 2022 Police last week identified the officers involved in Whitfield's death as Steven Sanchez, Adam Ahmad, Matthew Virt, Dominique Clark, Jordan Bull and recruit trainee Nicholas Mathew. Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2022 Happy Soul, a Wesley Ward trainee, has won three straight and most recently took the Dixie Belle on Feb. 19 at Oaklawn. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2022 Leaving her modeling agency behind, Fatou signed with DR Music to become a trainee, a title given to pre-debut K-pop idols. Bora, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2022 In spite of this being such a complex case, a trainee was assigned to the call. Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Last week, multiple witnesses took the stand, including former bartender Victor Gutierrez, who said he was shown photos of Kobe's body by deputy trainee Joey Cruz during his bartending shift, USA Today reported Thursday. Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2022 The photos spread from there among sheriff’s personnel, eventually reaching the phone of deputy trainee Joey Cruz, who showed them off to a bartender in Norwalk, California, two days after the crash. Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
trainee
noun
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. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- student
- recruit
- learner
- candidate
- freshman
- apprentice
- rookie
- novice
- newcomer
- tyro
- fledgling
- greenhorn
- beginner
- newbie
- tenderfoot
- neophyte
- amateur
- colt
- virgin
- novitiate
- cub
- boot
- rook
- punk
- babe
- probationer
- abecedarian
- entrant
- dilettante
- dabbler
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expert
- professional
- master
- pro
- veteran
- vet
- old-timer
- old hand