intern

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Intern - Soybean Research the intern is an integral part of a team committed to developing maturity group iv-v soybean varieties for high yield, as well as, herbicide, disease, and pest ....

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  1. noun A student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training.
  2. noun A physician who has recently graduated from medical school and is learning medical practice in a hospital under supervision, prior to beginning a residency program.
  3. noun One who is interned; an internee.

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  • Was she a "senior" intern, an "executive" intern, a "midcareer" intern -- or, as she prefers, an apprentice?
  • Intern - Soybean Research the intern is an integral part of a team committed to developing maturity group iv-v soybean varieties for high yield, as well as, herbicide, disease, and pest .... —  Life and style | guardian.co.uk
  • Get Him To The Greek stars Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, and the gist of it is that a record label intern (Hill) is hired to get an out-of-control rock star (Brand) from London to a gig at the Greek Theater in L.A. While it might have been interesting if things were shaken up a bit, Diddy plays the record label boss while Moss and Byrne play girlfriends. —  Jezebel
  • Long and non-traditional hours are traditional, and the intern will be assigned as the primary event management staff person for some events.
  • Ross Matthews / Ross the intern was a phenomenal guest. —  Buffalo Pundit
 

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  1. French interne, from Latin internus, internal; see internal.

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  1. Also interne (as F.); from French interne = Spanish Portuguese Italian interno, from Latin internus, inward, internal, from inter, between, from in, in, within: see in, in, inter, interior, etc. Cf. extern.
  2. from French interner = Spanish Portuguese internar = Italian internare, send into the interior, confine in a certain locality, from Latin internus, internal: see intern, adjective
 

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