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.
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Recent Examples of trainee
Travis and his trainee arrived in a patrol car, the suit said, as Setzer kept fleeing with his back to the officers.
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
No cost to employers or trainees Employ Milwaukee relies on federal, state and local funding to serve and connect unemployed, underemployed and current workers to business and industry.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Those two qualities, her dedication and determination, really inspired me throughout my own trainee days.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
No cost to employers or trainees Employ Milwaukee relies on federal, state and local funding to serve and connect unemployed, underemployed and current workers to business and industry.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Those two qualities, her dedication and determination, really inspired me throughout my own trainee days.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee
Noun
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For communication purposes, phones can be valuable tools for students during the school day, according to Toch.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sakura MurakamiBloomberg Success Meet a 23-year-old electrician who was a 'good student' but skipped college to join Gen Z's blue-collar revolution.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In January, dozens of Ultra-Orthodox recruits joined the military’s new Hasmonean Brigade.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The recruit was a victim-witness advocate at the Worcester District Attorney’s office before joining the MSP, so that office recused itself from the investigation.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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