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Noun: probationer  prow'bey-shu-nu(r) or pru'bey-shu-nu(r)
  1. A nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period
    "The probationer observed the procedure carefully";
    - student nurse
     
  2. Someone released on probation or on parole
    "The probationer reported regularly to his parole officer";
    - parolee

Derived forms: probationers

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], nurse, outlaw, sister [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Probationer