noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.
2. 2
   someone who is being trained wordnet
3. 3
   A juvenile inmate being trained and (re)educated in a reformatory school.

Synonyms

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apprenticeauditorautodidactbabybeginnerboot

Antonyms

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maven

Example

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"The trainee could hardly bear the burden of the task."

Etymology

From train + -ee.

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