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apprentice
[ uh-pren-tis ]
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.
verb (used with object)
- to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade.
verb (used without object)
- to serve as an apprentice:
He apprenticed for 14 years under a master silversmith.
apprentice
/ əˈɛԳɪ /
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
- ˈԳپˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··پ· noun
- ܲ···پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of apprentice1
Word History and Origins
Origin of apprentice1
Example Sentences
Cutting a client's hair, Kerry explained she could not afford to take on any new apprentices this year and had been forced to reduce the hours of her current 12 apprentices to the minimum.
The letter refers to the boy being a fatherless apprentice and through his research Prof Steggle says there was only one person in London called John Butts who fits that criteria.
Then, on March 12, 2025, on his way home from his job as a sheet-metal apprentice, he was suddenly stopped by ICE agents and arrested.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Abrego Garcia on March 12 as the sheet metal union apprentice returned home from a shift at a construction site.
Known for leaving long stretches between roles, in the 1990s Day-Lewis went into what he called "semi-retirement" and became a shoemaker's apprentice in Florence, Italy.
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