apprentice
/ə'prentis/
Definition
Noun:
- A person who works for an expert to learn a trade or skill: An apprentice is someone who is learning a job or skill by working under a skilled person for a fixed period, often while also studying formally.
- A beginner or novice in a field: It can also refer to someone who is new and inexperienced in a particular activity or profession.
Verb:
- To be or work as an apprentice: To serve as an apprentice, learning a trade through practical experience under supervision.
- To place or bind someone as an apprentice: To arrange for someone to work as an apprentice.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- He started his career as an apprentice to a master carpenter.
- The company is hiring three new apprentices for its engineering program.
- Verb:
- She apprenticed with a renowned chef for two years before opening her own restaurant.
- His father apprenticed him to a blacksmith when he was sixteen.
Advanced Usage
- "To be bound apprentice to someone": To be formally contracted to work for and learn from a skilled master.
- In the 18th century, a young boy might be bound apprentice to a printer for seven years.
- "To serve one's apprenticeship": To complete the period of training as an apprentice.
- He served his apprenticeship at the shipyard before becoming a qualified welder.
Variants and Related Words
- Apprenticeship (n): The position or period of being an apprentice; the system of training.
- She completed a four-year apprenticeship in plumbing.
- Apprenticeable (adj): Suitable for or pertaining to apprenticeship (less common).
- Carpentry is an apprenticeable trade.
Synonyms
- Noun: Trainee, learner, novice, beginner, protégé, pupil.
- Verb: Train, learn, study under.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
(The word "apprentice" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its usage is typically as a simple transitive or intransitive verb.) - "To apprentice oneself to": To voluntarily become an apprentice to someone. - He apprenticed himself to a glassblower to learn the ancient craft.
Related Idioms
- "An apprentice in the craft of...": Used to emphasize someone's beginner status in a skilled field.
- He was still an apprentice in the craft of storytelling, but his potential was clear.
Noun
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works for an expert to learn a trade
Verb
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be or work as an apprentice
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She apprenticed with the great master
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