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
Unsurprisingly, these conditions have profoundly shaped how students and trainees assess their future careers.
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Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
His class of more than a hundred and twenty trainees eventually slimmed down to fewer than fifty.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
She is allegedly involved in the 2023 death of a trooper trainee at the State Police academy.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
This love story is set against the backdrop of NASA’s 1980s space shuttle program, where protagonist Joan Goodwin becomes one of the first women admitted to the competitive trainee class.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
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Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
His class of more than a hundred and twenty trainees eventually slimmed down to fewer than fifty.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
She is allegedly involved in the 2023 death of a trooper trainee at the State Police academy.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
This love story is set against the backdrop of NASA’s 1980s space shuttle program, where protagonist Joan Goodwin becomes one of the first women admitted to the competitive trainee class.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee
Noun
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The Zion Phelps story is going to be told over and over at Loyola High to show students what can happen when someone discovers potential and decides to take a chance to bring it out.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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In 2014, the neuroscientist Anat Arzi was a graduate student at the Weizmann Institute of Science.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Once an elite recruit, Klubnik entered the 2025 season as a Heisman Trophy contender before a down year diminished his draft stock.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In four seasons as South Dakota State’s starter, the former no-star recruit led the Jackrabbits to three FCS national championship games (two wins) and set several school records before joining the Hawkeyes last season.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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