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probationer

 noun
     
Related topics: Conditions of Employment, Law
pro‧ba‧tion‧er [countable]
1BEC someone who has recently started a job, especially nursing or teaching, and who is being tested to see whether they are suitable for it
2SCL someone who has broken the law, and has been put on probation
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