apprentice

/ə'prentis/

Thân thiện

The young apprentice carefully watches the carpenter at work.

Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. works for an expert to learn a trade

Verb

1. be or work as an apprentice
   • She apprenticed with the great master

Từ đồng nghĩa

• learner
• prentice