intern
noun/ˈɪntɜrn/
Frequency rank: #6,277 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, to gain practical experience.
Example sentence
She decided to work as a summer intern at the hospital during her break.
Synonyms & related words
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