apprentice
IPA: ʌprˈɛntʌs
noun
- A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
- (historical) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, 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.
- (dated) One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.
verb
- (transitive) To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
- (transitive) To be an apprentice to.
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Examples of "apprentice" in Sentences
- He is the apprentice of the man.
- The apprentice returned the socket.
- She is an apprentice to Ms. Endive.
- Jim would regale the young apprentices.
- A friend got him a job as an apprentice at a furrier.
- According to the, these pages were apprentice footmen.
- The apprentice returned the socket of the jewel without the gems.
- Lillo presented these two as the dichotomy of the apprentice class.
- The thing it has in common with The Apprentice is that the tasks are similar.
- Bhakta was a contestant on the second season of the reality show The Apprentice.
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