extern

American  

[ek-sturn, ik-sturn] / ˈɛk stɜrn, ɪkˈstɜrn /

noun

1. a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.

2. a nun of a strictly enclosed order, as the Carmelites, who resides inside the convent but outside its enclosure and who chiefly goes on outside errands.

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adjective

1. Archaic. external; outer.

extern British  

/ ɪkˈstɜːn, ˈɛkstɜːn /

noun

1. a person, such as a physician at a hospital, who has an official connection with an institution but does not reside in it

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Etymology

Origin of extern

1525–35; < Latin externus, derivative of exter, exterus. See exterior

Example Sentences

While in law school, Peters served as an extern on the Washington Supreme Court.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

So, we drew some sketches of a customized wheelchair and I sent them to a friend who is a Lego enthusiast,’ said Garrett Fraess, veterinary extern at the Zoo.

From Fox News • Sep. 26, 2018

“He was never an attorney here; he was an extern in our civil legal aid office.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2018

Along with an introduction that included a link to Bond’s post, the extern wrote to “request that the Committee give me a formal written opinion answering” a series of questions.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2018

To the extern residence we are decidedly opposed.

From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)