Intern Definition

intʉrn; for vt. intʉrn, intʉrn

interned, interning, interns

noun

A doctor serving an apprenticeship as an assistant resident in a hospital generally just after graduation from medical school.

Webster's New World

A person, esp. a student, participating in a program of temporary, supervised work in a particular field in order to gain practical experience.

Webster's New World

One who is interned; an internee.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

verb

interned, interning, interns

To serve as an intern.

Webster's New World

To detain or confine (foreign persons, ships, etc.), as during a war.

Webster's New World

To confine, especially in wartime.

American Heritage

To imprison somebody, usually without trial.

The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

Wiktionary

(computing) To internalize.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

adjective

(archaic) Internal.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Intern

Singular:

intern

Plural:

interns

From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2

From Wiktionary
From French interne 'inner, internal', from Latin internus "within, internal", from inter "between"; compare etymology 1

From Wiktionary
French interne from Latin internus internal internal

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition