n.
/
ˈɪntəːn/
(also
interne)
N. Amer. a recent medical graduate receiving supervised training in a hospital and acting as an assistant physician or surgeon.
▸a student or trainee who does a job to gain work experience or for a qualification.
v.
-
/ɪnˈtəːn/
confine as a prisoner.
-
/ˈɪntəːn/
N. Amer. serve as an intern.
Derivative
- internment n.
- internship n.
Etymology
C16 (as an adj. in the sense ‘internal’): from Fr. interne (adj.), interner (v.), from L. internus ‘inward, internal’.
