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intern

Definition

noun: a student or recent graduate who works for a period of time at a job in order to get experience
noun: an advanced student or graduate usually in a professional field (as medicine or teaching) gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
verb: to confine or impound especially during a war
verb: to work as an intern
synonyms: internal, interior, inmate

Examples

They are protesting the government's decision to 'intern' citizens without evidence of wrongdoing.
After medical school, he worked as an 'intern' at the university hospital.
After medical school, he 'interned' at the university hospital.

Movie quotes

(..) Is that correct? Yes. That is correct. VAZIRI: after Zack left, there was an intern here named Vincent. Really cool guy. Always spouting these weird, obscure facts. Anyway, Vincent had been working a serial sniper case. (..)
2016 TvShow: Bones Title: The Movie in the Making Season: 11 Episode 18