apprentice

Noun · Verb
US[uh-pren-tuhs]/əˈprɛntəs/3 syllablesalso [uh-pren-tis] /əˈprɛntɪs/
Synonyms: learnerprentice

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)apprentices

  1. works for an expert to learn a tradeSynonyms: learnerprenticeType of novice, beginnerKinds printer's devil

Verb (1)apprentices, apprenticed, apprenticing

  1. be or work as an apprentice“She apprenticed with the great master”More general train, prepare

Related words apprenticeship noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ap·pren′tice (…), noun

Origin: OE. apprentice, prentice, OF. aprentis, nom. of aprentif, fr. apprendare to learn, L. apprendere, equiv. to apprehendere, to take hold of (by the mind), to comprehend. See Apprehend, Prentice.

1. One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.

2. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.

3. Old law A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant. obsolete Blackstone, Sir William

Ap·pren′tice transitive verb [past tense & past participle Apprenticed; present participle & verbal noun Apprenticing.]

To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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