apprentice
[ uh-pren-tis ]
/ əˈprɛn tɪs /
noun
verb (used with object), ap·pren·ticed, ap·pren·tic·ing.
to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade.
verb (used without object), ap·pren·ticed, ap·pren·tic·ing.
to serve as an apprentice: He apprenticed for 14 years under a master silversmith.
Origin of apprentice
1300–50; Middle English
ap(p)rentis < Anglo-French, Old French
ap(p)rentiz < Vulgar Latin
*apprenditīcius, equivalent to
*apprendit(us) (for Latin
apprehēnsus; see
apprehensible) + Latin
-īcius suffix forming adjectives from past participles, here nominalized
OTHER WORDS FROM apprentice
ap·pren·tice·ship, noun un·ap·pren·ticed, adjectiveWords nearby apprentice
appreciatory,
apprehend,
apprehensible,
apprehension,
apprehensive,
apprentice,
appressed,
appressorium,
apprise,
apprize,
appro
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British Dictionary definitions for apprentice
apprentice
/ (əˈprɛntɪs) /
noun
someone who works for a skilled or qualified person in order to learn a trade or profession, esp for a recognized period
any beginner or novice
verb
(tr)
to take, place, or bind as an apprentice
Derived forms of apprentice
apprenticeship, nounWord Origin for apprentice
C14: from Old French
aprentis, from Old French
aprendre to learn, from Latin
apprehendere to
apprehend