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internship

nounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp//
  • Canada//ˈɪntɝnʃɪp//

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

noun

  1. 1

    A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

    From the job seeker's point of view, however, it may be best to stay in school for an internship—if you can afford the time and expense. That way, some career advisers say, you can maximize your marketability to get the hottest job at the highest possible salary.

    H-2B visas are for unskilled seasonal workers, including landscapers, forestry workers and summer resort workers, while J-1s are for exchange visitors who come for short stays, typically for summer work, brief internships or to be au pairs.

  2. 2

    A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade. The first year of a medical residency.

Etymology

Etymology tree English intern Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English internship From intern + -ship.

Forms

plural
internships
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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