apprentice
[ uh-pren-tis ]
/ əˈprɛn tɪs /
noun
verb (used with object), ap·pren·ticed, ap·pren·tic·ing.
to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade.
verb (used without object), ap·pren·ticed, ap·pren·tic·ing.
to serve as an apprentice: He apprenticed for 14 years under a master silversmith.
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Origin of apprentice
1300–50; Middle English ap(p)rentis<Anglo-French, Old French ap(p)rentiz<Vulgar Latin *apprenditīcius, equivalent to *apprendit(us) (for Latin apprehēnsus;see apprehensible) + Latin -īcius suffix forming adjectives from past participles, here nominalized
OTHER WORDS FROM apprentice
ap·pren·tice·ship, nounun·ap·pren·ticed, adjectiveWords nearby apprentice
appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice, appressed, appressorium, apprise, apprize, appro
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British Dictionary definitions for apprentice
apprentice
/ (əˈprɛntɪs) /
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 of apprentice
apprenticeship, nounWord Origin for apprentice
C14: from Old French aprentis, from Old French aprendre to learn, from Latin apprehendere to apprehend
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