Definition of TRAINEE

trainee

Plural: trainees

Noun

  • A person undergoing systematic instruction or training.
  • someone who is being trained
  • Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.
  • A juvenile inmate being trained and (re)educated in a reformatory school.

Examples

  • As a Scrabble TRAINEE, I learned the importance of two-letter words.

Origin / Etymology

From train + -ee.

Synonyms

orientee

Scrabble Score: 7

trainee: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
trainee: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trainee: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

trainee: valid Words With Friends Word