intern

¹

[ in-turn ]

noun

1. a resident member of the medical staff of a hospital, usually a recent medical school graduate serving under supervision.
2. Education. student teacher.
3. a person who works as an apprentice or trainee in an occupation or profession to gain practical experience, and sometimes also to satisfy legal or other requirements for being licensed or accepted professionally.

verb (used without object)

, in·terned, in·tern·ing.

1. to be or perform the duties of an intern.

intern

²

[ verb in-turn; noun in-turn ]

verb (used with object)

1. to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
2. to impound or hold within a country until the termination of a war, as a ship of a belligerent that has put into a neutral port and remained beyond a limited period.

noun

1. a person who is or has been interned; internee.

intern

³

[ in-turn ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. internal.

intern

verb

1. ɪnˈtɜːn tr to detain or confine (foreign or enemy citizens, ships, etc), esp during wartime
2. ˈɪntɜːn intr to serve or train as an intern

noun

1. another word for internee
2. Alsointerne med a graduate in the first year of practical training after medical school, resident in a hospital and under supervision by senior doctors British equivalenthouse officer
3. a student teacher
4. a student or recent graduate receiving practical training in a working environment

adjective

1. an archaic word for internal

Word History and Origins

Origin of intern¹

First recorded in 1825–30 intern ¹fordef 1, and in 1920–25 intern ¹fordefs 2, 3; from French interne “assistant doctor,” from Latin internus “inward”; intern ³

Origin of intern²

First recorded in 1865–70; from French interner “to send inland; confine,” verbal derivative of interne intern ³

Origin of intern³

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin internus “inward,” equivalent to inter- inter- + -nus adjective suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of intern¹

C19: from Latin internus internal

Example Sentences

Former President Bill Clinton is ready to share his thoughts about his 1998 affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky in his new memoir "Citizen."

From Salon

Ezparza first joined Huizar’s staff as an intern at age 19.

From Los Angeles Times

Estrada credited the media for breaking the story — which really meant Gerda, who used to affix mics to my shirt when he was an intern at Orange County’s PBS channel about 15 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Amorim had started out as a coaching intern at Casa Pia before taking full charge and guiding them to promotion on a minimal budget.

From BBC

You can have an affair with an intern, and you’ll be forgiven.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• doctor
• resident
• student
• trainee