apprentice

[ap·pren·tice]

An apprentice is someone who learns a trade. An apprentice farmer is paid very little but has the chance to learn farming by watching and doing.

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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.

Noun
works for an expert to learn a trade

Verb
be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"


n.
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.

n.
One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.

n.
A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant.

v. t.
To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.


Apprentice

Ap*pren"tice , n. [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.] 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.

Apprentice

Ap*pren"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Apprenticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprenticing.] To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

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.

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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Usage Examples

It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God's heaven.

They put me on the shift where they thought I could do the least harm, midnight to eight in the morning. Although the hours were lousy, they were perfect for an apprentice reporter.

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Other Usage Examples

Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.

All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected.

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