prentice

pren·tice

P0527950 (prĕn′tĭs)n. Archaic An apprentice.

prentice

(ˈprɛntɪs) n an archaic word for apprentice

ap•pren•tice

(əˈprɛn tɪs)

n., v. -ticed, -tic•ing. n. 1. a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber. 2. a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade. 3. learner; novice. v.t. 4. to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade. v.i. 5. to serve as an apprentice. [1300–50; < Anglo-French, Old French ap(p)rentiz < Vulgar Latin *apprendit(us), for Latin apprehēnsus, past participle of apprehendere to apprehend] ap•pren′tice•ship`, n.

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prentice - works for an expert to learn a tradeapprentice, learnerbeginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activityprinter's devil - an apprentice in a printing establishment