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
As a former K-pop trainee, EJAE had to undergo the K-pop idol process, but also had to change many aspects of herself to fit the expectations.
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Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
On Thursday, June 26, the Metropolitan Police released a statement confirming that trainee Detective Constable Kristina Linge and PC Rafal Szmydynski had been dismissed without notice for gross misconduct after a disciplinary hearing.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 27 June 2025
Matsuoka began his media career at International Creative Management in Los Angeles as an agent trainee and has since spent his career bridging Hollywood and the Japanese film and television industry.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
This fraught situation becomes even more tense when Wang takes on another trainee, Zhong Lind (Ding Xiangyua).
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
On Thursday, June 26, the Metropolitan Police released a statement confirming that trainee Detective Constable Kristina Linge and PC Rafal Szmydynski had been dismissed without notice for gross misconduct after a disciplinary hearing.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 27 June 2025
Matsuoka began his media career at International Creative Management in Los Angeles as an agent trainee and has since spent his career bridging Hollywood and the Japanese film and television industry.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
This fraught situation becomes even more tense when Wang takes on another trainee, Zhong Lind (Ding Xiangyua).
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee
Noun
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India Today reported that the plane reportedly crashed into the front side of the three-story school building, leaving several students trapped.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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These leading experts help communicate how best to support students across the country.—
Miguel Cardona,
Time,
21 July 2025
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One of the top defensive line recruits out of high school three years ago, Woods almost immediately lived up to the hype as a Freshman All-American at Clemson.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Stone, a former five-star recruit who played for the Terps in 2015-16 and became the Big Ten’s Newcomer of the Year in his lone college season, was picked in the second round of the 2016 NBA draft.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
19 July 2025
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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