PROBATIONER

probationer, parolee

(noun) someone released on probation or on parole

probationer, student nurse

(noun) a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

probationer (plural probationers)

One who is on probation.

(Scotland) One who is licensed to preach, but not ordained to a pastorate.

Anagrams

• preabortion, reprobation

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*ba"tion*er, n.

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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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