Library / English Dictionary

TRAINEE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is being trained

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("trainee" is a kind of...):

beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trainee"):

cadet; plebe (a military trainee (as at a military academy))

Derivation:

train (undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession)

train (create by training and teaching)

train (educate for a future role or function)

train (develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control)

traineeship (financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job)

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