prentice
[pren-tis]
noun, verb Informal.
Origin of prentice
Prentice
[pren-tis]
noun
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Related Words for prentice
undisciplined, unschooled, naive, inept, young, untried, unsophisticated, immature, raw, primitive, harsh, rude, simple, rudimentary, makeshift, unprocessed, coarse, homemade, amateurish, workerExamples from the Web for prentice
Contemporary Examples of prentice
“During the dry season, women ate more green leafy vegetables,” Prentice said.
Historical Examples of prentice
Lucas spoke to him in Flemish to explain his own return with the English prentice.
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
At these dread words the 'prentice bowed once more, and so withdrew as he had come.
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens
Gabriel folded his arms, which were now at liberty, and eyed his old 'prentice in silence.
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens
I am, for I never expected to rise to this w'en I was a milliner's 'prentice in London.'
Sarah's School FriendMay Baldwin
Miss Prentice, the principal, never seemed to be interested in Nancy.
A Little Miss NobodyAmy Bell Marlowe
prentice
noun
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