apprentice
noun
a person who works for another in order to learn a trade.
apprenticed
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past participleof apprentice.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof apprentice.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
apprenticenouna person who works for another in order to learn a trade.
Example Sentences
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"After his studies in London, he was apprenticed to other stonemasons to help in the construction of the Houses of Parliament," Simmons said.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The younger Angel played sax in the family band, went to barber college in Pasadena, apprenticed in Williams, then came home in 1950 to take over his father’s old shop along Route 66.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Samuel Slater, born in 1768 into a farming family in Derbyshire, England, was apprenticed at age 14 to the owner of a cotton mill that was using the novel Arkwright water frame.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Celebrities in the space, such as Frank Oz, apprenticed at Fairyland, and Metz continues to run multiple shows per day, both revivals and original creations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
“Ranofer. I remember. How do you fare now, Ranofer? You are apprenticed at some goldhouse, I suppose.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
