apprentice
English
Alternative forms
- apprentise (obsolete)
Etymology
Old French aprentis, plural of aprentif, from the verb aprendre, Late Latin apprendō, from Classical Latin apprehendō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈpɹɛntɪs/
Noun
apprentice (plural apprentices)
- A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
- (historical) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, 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.
- (dated) One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.
Translations
trainee, especially in a skilled trade
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historical: one who is bound to serve a tradesperson with a view to learn his art or trade
one not well versed in a subject — see newbie
See also
Verb
apprentice (third-person singular simple present apprentices, present participle apprenticing, simple past and past participle apprenticed)
- (transitive) To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
- (transitive) To be an apprentice to.
- Joe apprenticed three different photographers before setting up his own studio.
Translations
References
- apprentice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “apprentice” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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