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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 periodplay

2. someone released on probation or on paroleplay

  Familiarity information: PROBATIONER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROBATIONER (noun)


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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