Words / B2

tray-NEE/ˌtreɪˈniː/

A trainee is someone learning a job: a trainee teacher; a trainee solicitor; graduate trainee. Apprentice is a close twin, often with a formal scheme. Intern can be shorter and sometimes unpaid. Trainer is the person who trains (trainers as shoes is already in the dictionary). Do not call a qualified consultant a trainee.

Meaning

A person who is learning a job.

Examples

• “Each trainee teacher is assigned a mentor in the first term.”
• “The bank still runs a graduate trainee scheme.”

Good to know

a trainee + job; graduate trainee. Close: apprentice. Short/unpaid: intern. Person who trains: trainer. Not a fully qualified professional.

Near in meaning

apprentice

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