'Intern' definitions:

Definition of 'intern'

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noun
An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) [syn: intern, interne, houseman, medical intern]
verb
Deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"
verb
Work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"

Definition of 'Intern'

From: GCIDE
  • Intern \In*tern"\, a. [L. internus: cf. F. interne. See Internal.] Internal. [Obs.] --Howell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Intern'

From: GCIDE
  • Intern \In*tern"\, v. t. [F. interne. See Intern, a.]
  • 1. To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To hold until the end of a war, as enemy citizens in a country at the time of outbreak of hostilities; -- an action performed by countries. [PJC]

Definition of 'intern'

From: GCIDE
  • intern \in*tern"\, n. [F.] (F. pron. [a^]N`t[^a]rn")
  • 1. (Med.) A resident physician in a hospital, especially one who has recently received the Doctorate and is practising under supervision of experienced physicians, as a continuation of the training process; a house physician; also called houseman in Britain. [Also spelled interne.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  • 2. A person working as an apprentice to gain experience in an occupation; sometimes the position is paid a salary, and other times it is not; as, a white house intern; an intern in a law firm. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'intern'

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