Definition of "intern"
- noun
A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training.
A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.
A person who is interned, forceably or voluntarily.
- adjective
Internal.
- verb
To work as an intern. Usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, for the purpose of furthering a program of education.
To internalize.
To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime.
To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
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