Definitions

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  • noun The condition of, or the time served by, a trainee; training.

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  • noun financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job

Etymologies

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trainee +‎ -ship

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Examples

  • "If I'd known how important that actually was – well, definitely, I would have worked harder," says 25-year-old Daniel Heidemeier, who has found a traineeship in the building trade.

    Quiet epitaph to industry: a typical East German town 2011

  • • Can a cut-price traineeship ever be a good deal for a wannabe lawyer?

    Cribsheet 30.09.11 2011

  • By then, he'd also done journalism, getting commended in the British Press Awards for a piece on youth culture in the Observer and winning a Times traineeship.

    Can Toby Young's free school succeed? 2011

  • At the end of the game I had the pleasure in congratulating 19-year Byanda Sobetwa on being awarded a sporting traineeship with the new Western Sydney AFL club.

    Trade Minister's address to the Mining Indaba Conference 2010

  • The Phurstborn (that was the name of her band many moons ago) is home for a few months inbetween university, a traineeship and career with the BBC, a charity skateboard roadtrip across Australia and an entirely new career in ... well I'll tell you when it's certain.

    Sunday Confessions on Tuesday 2007

  • Offspringette had just been accepted for her traineeship at the BBC so we had a very long chat about all that and I possibly said something mildly pessimistic about the state of the NHS.

    A Question of Trust - Onora O'Neill 2007

  • The German-born Mr. Geller, who is a favorite at the influential downtown men's boutique Odin, began a traineeship at Marc Jacobs after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001, and launched his eponymous men's wear line for the fall 2007 season.

    Robert Geller Wins GQ Award 2009

  • Offspringette had just been accepted for her traineeship at the BBC so we had a very long chat about all that and I possibly said something mildly pessimistic about the state of the NHS.

    A Question of Trust - Onora O'Neill 2007

  • The German-born Mr. Geller, who is a favorite at the influential downtown men's boutique Odin, began a traineeship at Marc Jacobs after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001, and launched his eponymous men's wear line for the fall 2007 season.

    Robert Geller Wins GQ Award 2009

  • The Phurstborn (that was the name of her band many moons ago) is home for a few months inbetween university, a traineeship and career with the BBC, a charity skateboard roadtrip across Australia and an entirely new career in ... well I'll tell you when it's certain.

    Sunday Confessions on Tuesday 2007

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