apprentice (redirected from apprentices)

ap·pren·tice  (-prnts)

n.

1. One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business.

2. One who is learning a trade or occupation, especially as a member of a labor union.

3. A beginner; a learner.

tr.v. ap·pren·ticed, ap·pren·tic·ing, ap·pren·tic·es

To place or take on as a beginner or learner.

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[Middle English apprentis, from Old French aprentis, from Vulgar Latin *apprnditcius, from *apprnditus, alteration of Latin apprehnsus, past participle of apprehendere, to seize; see apprehend.]

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ap·prentice·ship n.

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apprentice

Noun

someone who works for a skilled person for a fixed period in order to learn his or her trade

Verb

[-ticing, -ticed]

to take or place as an apprentice [Old French aprendre to learn]

apprenticeship n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apprentice - works for an expert to learn a trade prentice, learner beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity printer's devil - an apprentice in a printing establishment
Verb	1.	apprentice - be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master" train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"

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apprentice

noun trainee, student, pupil, novice, beginner, learner, neophyte, tyro, probationer << OPPOSITE master

Translations

apprentice [əˈprɛntɪs] n → aprendiz(a) m/f

vt to be apprenticed to → estar de aprendiz con

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apprentice [əˈprɛntɪs] n → apprenti m

vt to be apprenticed to → être en apprentissage chez

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apprentice [əˈprɛntɪs] n → Lehrling m, Auszubildende(r) f(m)

vt to be apprenticed to sb → bei jdm in der Lehre sein

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apprentice [əˈprɛntɪs] n → apprendista m/f

vt to be apprenticed to → lavorare come apprendista presso