Definition of Apprentice
Apprentice
ap·pren·tice
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a person who works with a skilled employer for a fixed period of time, learning some art or trade by practical experience;
e.g. I have been an apprentice carpenter to a for the past year.
(noun)
broadly, someone who is inexperienced and a beginner at something;
e.g. She is an apprentice at gardening, but she is eager to learn.
(verb)
to employ someone as a worker who will learn a trade or art through practical experience;
e.g. The baker wanted to apprentice a young person to help her at the shop.
(verb)
(American) to be employed under a skilled worker to learn their art or trade through practical experience;
e.g. He intends to apprentice under the potter and learn how to make pottery.
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