| Probationer 1. (n.) One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a novice. 2. (n.) 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. Thesaurus Entries LPN, RN, abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, articled clerk, baby, beginner, boot, catechumen, charge nurse, deb, debutant, district nurse, entrant, fledgling, freshman, graduate nurse, greenhorn, greeny, ignoramus, inductee, infant, initiate, learner, licensed practical nurse, neophyte, nestling, new boy, newcomer, novice, novitiate, nurse, nursing sister, postulant, practical nurse, private-duty nurse, probationist, probe, public health nurse, raw recruit, recruit, registered nurse, rookie, school nurse, scrub nurse, sister, student nurse, surgical nurse, tenderfoot, trained nurse, trainee, tyro, visiting nurse |