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.
RELATED WORDS
constrained, obligated, restrained, enslaved, illiterate, uninformed, naive, obtuse, innocent, uneducated, oblivious, enroll, get, read, study, receive, master, gain, determine, grasp
Nearby words
appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice, appressed, appressorium, apprise, apprize, appro
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
Related forms
ap·pren·tice·ship, nounun·ap·pren·ticed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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
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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