I. in ‧ tern 1 /ɪnˈtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: interner , from Latin internus ; ⇨ ↑ internal ]
to put someone in prison without charging them with a crime, for political reasons or during a war ⇨ internee , internment
II. in ‧ tern 2 /ˈɪntɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English
1 . someone who has nearly finished training as a doctor and is working in a hospital SYN houseman British English ⇨ internship
2 . someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experience ⇨ internship
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THESAURUS
■ someone who is studying to be a doctor
▪ medical student a student who is studying medicine in order to be a doctor:
James is a medical student at Edinburgh university.
▪ intern American English a student who has almost finished studying to be a doctor, and who is working in a hospital