intern
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌtɜrn/
- During the summer, many students work as interns to gain experience in their chosen fields.
- internship for interns
- student interns
- supervise interns
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- I did as an intern the world's greatest intern.
- And, and Rell had worked as an intern for Casey.
- And that has to do with perhaps where are you getting your interns from?
- So we stayed with our intern in her, you know, mansion.
- I took, you know, my intern Jonathan, some of my friends.
- I definitely am not kidding when I say Ian the intern, he is there.
Examples
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Internships are six months in length, but interns often stay on up to a month longer than planned.
Academic text (2017) -
This is Tyler Gage, your new intern.
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Where is my intern and what is her name?
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You know, as an intern, I am very busy.
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Well, when my mother was an intern, she used to work late through the night, sleep through the day.
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So what we're looking for here is a design intern.
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The most powerful lessons are those that the student interns discover on their own, as this student.
Academic text (1990) -
Interns handle their own expenses.
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They are all interns who have been with us during the past year.
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She was an IOP Directors intern and hails from the state of Wisconsin.
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who learns a trade by working for a skilled worker
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2.4
A person learning the skills needed for a job
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
A person training to be a doctor while working with help from senior doctors in a hospital
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Etymology
Intern (a trainee) comes from the Latin internus 'inside' and the same root as internal. So an intern is a student or recent graduate who works inside a company or office to learn and gain experience.