apprentice Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun works for an expert to learn a trade
    prentice; learner.
  2. verb be or work as an apprentice
    • She apprenticed with the great master

WordNet

Ap*pren"tice noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  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 transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Apprenticed; present participle & verbal noun Apprenticing
Definitions
  1. 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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