apprentice

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: learnerprentice

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. works for an expert to learn a tradeSynonyms: learnerprentice

Verb (1)

  1. be or work as an apprentice“She apprenticed with the great master”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Apprentice \Ap*pren"tice\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]

2.One not well versed in a subject; a tyro. [1913 Webster]

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. [Obs.] --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

Apprentice \Ap*pren"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Apprenticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprenticing.] To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business. [1913 Webster]
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