intern
US /ˈɪntɚn/
Definition
an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The marketing team hired a summer intern to help with research.
Word Family
Synonyms
- traineesomeone who is being trained
- apprenticeworks for an expert to learn a trade
Collocations
- Easy summer internto summer intern, meaning to spend the summer
- Medium hire unpaid interns for supportto hire unpaid interns for support, meaning to engage or hire for work
- Hard medical intern completing residencydescribing medical intern completing residency (a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person)
- Very Hard eager intern mentored by luminarydescribing eager intern mentored by luminary (a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary))
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.