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Apprentice

Apprentice Meaning & Definition
Apprentice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apprentice?

[n] works for an expert to learn a trade
[v] be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Apprentice: learner | prentice

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See Also | beginner | initiate | novice | prepare | printer's devil | tiro | train | tyro

Apprentice In Webster's Dictionary

\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. 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. [Obs.] --Blackstone.
\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.

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