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PROBATIONER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does probationer mean?
• PROBATIONER (noun)
The noun PROBATIONER has 2 senses:
1. a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period
2. someone released on probation or on parole
Familiarity information: PROBATIONER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
probationer; student nurse
Hypernyms ("probationer" is a kind of...):
nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone released on probation or on parole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
parolee; probationer
Hypernyms ("probationer" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
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