intern

 

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɪntəːn/
  • a student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.
  • North American a recent medical graduate receiving supervised training in a hospital and acting as an assistant physician or surgeon. Compare with house officer.

verb

  • 1 /ɪnˈtəːn/ [with object] confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons: the family were interned for the duration of the war as enemy aliens
  • 2 /ˈɪntəːn/ [no object] North American serve as an intern.

Derivatives

internment

noun
intern (sense 1 of the verb).

internship

noun

Origin:

early 16th century (as an adjective in the sense 'internal'): from French interne (adjective), interner (verb), from Latin internus 'inward, internal'. Current senses date from the 19th century