Noun: intern 'in,turn
Usage: N. Amer
- An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience
"The intern worked long hours in the emergency room";
- interne [Brit], houseman [Brit], medical intern [Brit]
- A student who works (often without pay) in order to gain experience
"She worked as an intern at a law firm during the summer"
Usage: N. Amer
Sounds like: insula, insutern, interne, in
Derived forms: interns, interned, interning
Type of: confine, detain, doc [informal], doctor, Dr., MD, medico [informal], physician, sawbones [informal], work
Encyclopedia: Intern