train·ee

[trey-nee]
noun
1.
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
2.
an enlisted person undergoing military training.

Origin:
1840–50; train + -ee

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trainee (treɪˈniː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a.  a person undergoing training
 b.  (as modifier): a trainee journalist

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Example sentences
Woe to the trainee who let the pain show in his face.
By chance, a group of trainee teachers has met for coffee and a chat after
  two-week stints teaching abroad.
Still another trainee talked about the work schedule.
Sponsors may not place trainee participants in positions, which are filled or
  would be filled by full-time or part-time employees.
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