■ noun 'ɪntə:n (also ~e ) 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.
■ verb
1》 ɪn'tə:n confine as a prisoner.
2》 'ɪntə:n N. Amer. serve as an ~.
Derivatives
~ment noun
~ship noun
Origin
C16 (as an adjective in the sense '~al'): from Fr. ~e (adjective), ~er (v.), from L. ~us 'inward, ~al'.