TRAINEE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

trainee

noun

Definition of trainee

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 Had moved from my very small town in northern Va to the big city of Richmond to begin my new career as a management trainee with a local bank at the princely sum of $11,000 per year at age 22. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 At the Unifrance Rendez-Vous, Mediawan Kids & Family will have Witch Detectives, about three best friends who are also trainee witches. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 Lanterns stars Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, Earth’s one and only Green Lantern, and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, his understudy and grudging trainee. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 In 2001, Alves became a police officer trainee, with the department sponsoring his attendance at the Yuba College basic police academy. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trainee

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee

Noun

Advertisement France has never seen so many violent incidents in a movement made up largely of high school students.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The student is at the reunification center waiting to be reunited with his parents, aunt Mindy Corely said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of student

Noun

The Horned Frogs will need Hayward’s pass rushing expertise to harass Baylor junior quarterback DJ Lagway, a former five-star recruit that transferred in from Florida.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
At, 6-foot-3, 175 pounds, Marshall is a four-star recruit with 16 Power Four offers, according to 247Sports.

— PJ Green October 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026