intern
IPA: ˈɪntɝn
noun
- A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.
- A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.
- A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training.
verb
- (transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
- (of a state, especially a neutral state) To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime.
- (transitive, programming) To internalize.
- (intransitive) To work as an intern, usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, and for the purpose of furthering a program of education.
adjective
- (archaic) Internal.
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Examples of "intern" in Sentences
- The Harlem-born Mount Vernon raised businessman had humble beginnings, first working as a label intern ...
- Zemzem's other children range in age from 2 to 12, the intern translates as he gently pulls down her gown to cover up her back.
- Mimi Alford was terrified in 1998 when the Monica Lewinsky scandal turned the word "intern" into a dirty joke, exposing an affair with a president.
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