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houseman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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house·man /ˈhaʊsmən/ noun (plural housemen /-mən/) [countable] British English  MNsomeone who has nearly finished training as a doctor and is working in a hospital 实习医生 SYN American English intern
Examples from the Corpus
housemanNot a houseman - he seemed too confident to be a mere houseman.I remember ructions once when she was my houseman.A qualified doctor working as a senior houseman in a hospital pathology department she discovered she was pregnant in November 1988.Sylvia had started to hallucinate, seeing creepy-crawlies on her bed, and the houseman had to come and sort her out.I agreed, so long as the houseman would assure me that he was out of immediate danger.When I was a young houseman I - well, enjoyed a hectic love-life.
house·man nounChineseSyllable
as finished training nearly Corpus a who and doctor someone has


houseman
houseman /ˈhaʊsmən/ noun (plural housemen /-mən/) [countable] British English
someone who has nearly finished training as a doctor and is working in a hospital
   SYN  intern American English


house·manBrE /ˈhaʊsmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaʊsmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
house·men BrE /ˈhaʊsmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaʊsmən/ 🔊
)
(old-fashioned, BrE) = house officer (NAmE) a man employed to do general jobs in a house, hotel, etc. (家庭或旅馆等的)男勤杂工,男仆