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trialist

trialist

1 6.5
A person trying out for a team or job
  • noun
  • /ˈtraɪəlɪst/
  • UK
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  • Earlier today, the Red Bulls signed trialist Lloyd Sam.

Examples

  • After a route weighted towards the time trialists this year, the 2013 Tour de France is expected to be much more mountainous.

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  • Trialists and guest players

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  • The first stage is an individual time trial, and Dean is one of the best time trialists around—his chances of leading the Cat 2 race after the TT were pretty high.

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  • "Time-trialists will have pride of place as part of a team time trial in Nice, then on their own at the Mont-Saint-Michel, whilst the sprinters should be looking forward to the finishes in Marseilles, Montpellier, or also Saint-Malo."

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  • The coach selected a talented trialist to join the team for the upcoming season.

  • During the recruitment camp, each trialist demonstrated their skills to earn a spot on the squad.

  • The club held a series of matches to evaluate every trialist before making their final decision.

Synonyms

testee
vstrialist
1 6.5

A person who takes an exam or takes part in an experiment

is tested specifically for selection to a team job or position

Antonyms

member
∞ 1.4

A person, animal, or thing that belongs to a group

How Likely

selectee
3 6.7
trialist
  • UK
1 6.5
candidate
564 2.3
applicant
201 2.7

Surface Forms

trialist singular
trialists plural

Morphology

trialist = trial (transparent) = trial + ist

The meaning 'person connected with a trial' is directly built from 'trial' plus the agentive suffix '-ist'.

Etymology

Trialist comes from trial, which is from the idea of 'try' or 'test', and the ending -ist meaning 'a person'. So a trialist is someone who is being 'tried out' or tested for a team, job, or place.