Pro-bā'tion-er, n.
n. 1. One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a novice.
While yet a young probationer, And candidate for heaven. Dryden.
Sense 2. A student in divinity, who, producing a certificate of a professor in a university of his good morals and qualifications, is admitted to several trials, and on acquitting himself well, is licensed to preach. [Scot.]