prentice

pren·tice

 (prĕn′tĭs)

n. Archaic

An apprentice.

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prentice

(ˈprɛntɪs)

n

an archaic word for apprentice

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ap•pren•tice

(əˈprɛn tɪs)

n., v. -ticed, -tic•ing. n.

1. a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.

2. a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade.

3. learner; novice.

v.t.

4. to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade.

v.i.

5. to serve as an apprentice.

[1300–50; < Anglo-French, Old French ap(p)rentiz < Vulgar Latin *apprendit(us), for Latin apprehēnsus, past participle of apprehendere to apprehend]

ap•pren′tice•ship`, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

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prentice - works for an expert to learn a trade apprentice, learner beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity printer's devil - an apprentice in a printing establishment

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