[syn: probationer, parolee]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Probationer \Pro*ba"tion*er\, n.
[1913 Webster]
1. One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a
novice.
[1913 Webster]
While yet a young probationer,
And candidate of heaven. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. 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. [Scot.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
probationer
n 1: a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period [syn:
probationer, student nurse]
2: someone released on probation or on parole [syn:
probationer, parolee]