1
[ adjective ] shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

Examples

"a trained mind" "trained pigeons" "well-trained servants"

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

`` If the day should ever come that foreign invaders swarm ashore along the Gulf_Coast '' , the account reads , `` they can count_on heavy opposition from a group of commando trained telephone employees - all girls .

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

They were better trained , better_looking , better built , better disciplined - and something else - they were better dancers .

(Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)

A trained marksman shooting five rounds at a target , all under practically the same conditions , may hit the bull's-eye from 0 to 5 times .

2
[ adjective ] having acquired necessary skills by e.g. undergoing a course of study

Examples

"a trained nurse" "a trained voice" "trained manpower" "psychologically trained workers"

Used in print

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

Rousseau had_to admit that though he could n't agree to a public performance , he would indeed , just for his own private satisfaction , dearly love to know how his work would sound when done by professional musicians and by trained voices .

Related terms

skilled

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