intern

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
  2. verb deprive of freedom
  3. verb work as an intern

Etymology

From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2.

In classic literature

Synonyms

interne, houseman, medical intern

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