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/ əˈprɛn tɪs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
History/Historical . a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade.
a learner; novice; tyro.
U.S. Navy . an enlisted person receiving specialized training.
a jockey with less than one year's experience who has won fewer than 40 races.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object), ap·pren·ticed, ap·pren·tic·ing. to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade.
verb (used without object), ap·pren·ticed, ap·pren·tic·ing. to serve as an apprentice: He apprenticed for 14 years under a master silversmith.
Origin of apprentice First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English ap(p)rentis, from Anglo-French, Old French ap(p)rentiz, from unattested Vulgar Latin apprenditīcius, equivalent to unattested apprendit(us) (for Latin apprehēnsus; see apprehensible) + Latin -īcius suffix forming adjectives from past participles, here nominalized
OTHER WORDS FROM apprentice ap·pren·tice·ship, noun un·ap·pren·ticed, adjective Words nearby apprentice appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice , apprenticeship, appressed, appressorium, apprise, apprize
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British Dictionary definitions for apprentice noun someone who works for a skilled or qualified person in order to learn a trade or profession, esp for a recognized period
any beginner or novice
verb (tr) to take, place, or bind as an apprentice
Derived forms of apprentice apprenticeship , noun Word Origin for apprentice C14: from Old French aprentis, from Old French aprendre to learn, from Latin apprehendere to apprehend
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Words related to apprentice pupil, flunky, rook, tenderfoot, beginner, novitiate, neophyte, newcomer, heel, student, rookie, amateur, tyro, starter, greenhorn, probationer