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probationer

pro·ba·tion·er
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-bey-shuh-ner]
    • /proʊˈbeɪ ʃə nər/
    • /prəˈbeɪ.ʃən.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-bey-shuh-ner]
    • /proʊˈbeɪ ʃə nər/

Definitions of probationer word

  • noun probationer a person undergoing probation or trial. 1
  • noun probationer criminal on probation 1
  • noun probationer employee: trainee 1
  • countable noun probationer A probationer is someone who has been found guilty of committing a crime but is on probation rather than in prison. 0
  • countable noun probationer A probationer is someone who is still being trained to do a job and is on trial. 0
  • noun probationer a person on probation 0

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Origin of probationer

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; probation + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Probationer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

probationer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

probationer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for probationer

noun probationer

  • amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
  • apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
  • beginner — A beginner is someone who has just started learning to do something and cannot do it very well yet.
  • bush leaguer — Also called busher. Baseball. a player in a minor league. an incompetent player, as one who behaves or plays as if he or she belonged in a minor league.
  • catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism

Top questions with probationer

  • what is a probationer?
  • what does probationer mean?

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