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adjective American English pronunciation: trained /treɪnd/
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  1. someone who is trained for a profession or job has all the necessary skills and qualifications

    There's a shortage of trained language teachers.

    A team of trained volunteers will be available to help.

    highly/especially trained:

    The clinic is run by highly trained medical teams.

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