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# trainee

noun (a trainee, trainees); adjective-like before a noun (a trainee teacher)

«trainee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A trainee is a person who is being taught how to do a job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trainee/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you meet trainee teachers in school, trainee nurses in hospital and trainee drivers. It tells the reader that the person is still learning. Phrases: trainee teacher, trainee nurse, trainee pilot, trainee chef.

### Examples

- Our class has a trainee teacher this term. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trainee/#x1)
- The trainee chef chopped the onions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trainee/#x2)
- Every trainee pilot practises in a simulator first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trainee/#x3)
- The trainee wore a badge that said "In training". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trainee/#x4)
- Be patient with trainees; they are still learning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trainee/#x5)
- She started as a trainee and is now the manager. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trainee/#x6)

### Note

Countable. The -ee ending means the person something is done to (trainee = the one trained; trainer = the one who trains), like employee/employer. Trap: trainers in the UK are also sports shoes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trainee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trainee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trainee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trainee.html) on Mova free.