probationer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period
    student nurse.
  2. noun someone released on probation or on parole
    parolee.

WordNet


Pro*ba"tion*er noun
Definitions
  1. One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a novice.
    While yet a young probationer, And candidate of heaven. Dryden.
  2. A student in divinity, who, having received certificates of good morals and qualifications from his university, is admitted to several trials by a presbytery, and, on acquitting himself well, is licensed to preach. Scot.

Webster 1913