noun
plural -terns
[count] US
a student or recent graduate who works for a period of time at a job in order to get experience
a person who works in a hospital in order to complete training as a doctor
verb
-terns; -terned; -terning
[no obj] US :to work as an intern
verb
-terns; -terned; -terning
[+ obj] :to put (someone who has not been accused of a crime) in prison for political reasons especially during a war