Definition of apprentice - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
educationperson learning a trade from a skilled worker
- The apprentice learned carpentry from a master craftsman.
2.
historyDated historical trainee bound by legal agreementDated
- In medieval times, an apprentice served a blacksmith for years.
Verb
1.
training placementtr. place someone under a skilled worker for trainingtr.
- He apprenticed his son to a carpenter.
2.
formal agreementtr. Dated bind someone as a learner of a skilltr. Dated
- She was apprenticed to a master carpenter at fourteen..
3.
work trainingintr. work as a trainee under a skilled professionalintr.
- She apprenticed with a renowned chef for two years.
Expressions with apprentice
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someone who starts tasks they cannot finish without help
He felt like a sorcerer's apprentice, trying to manage the project alone..
beginner sailor in training
The seaman apprentice learned to tie knots on his first day.
Origin of apprentice
Old French, aprentis (learner)
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Examples of apprentice in a sentence
As an apprentice, she learned the art of baking. The apprentice learned the trade from a master carpenter. An apprentice often lived with their master during training. She apprenticed with a renowned chef in Paris. They apprenticed him to a master blacksmith. He was apprenticed to a blacksmith in his youth.
They apprenticed their son to a renowned chef. He apprenticed to a local electrician after school. Many young artists apprenticed under master painters.
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- French:apprenti, mettre en apprentissage, ...
- German:Lehrling, ausbilden, ...
- Italian:apprendista, formare, ...
- Spanish:aprendiz, colocar, ...
- Portuguese:aprendiz, colocar como aprendiz, ...
- Chinese:学徒, 当学徒, ...
- Japanese:見習い, 弟子入りさせる, ...
- Arabic:مُتَدَرِّب, ألحق كمتدرب, ...
- Hebrew:שׁוּלְיָה, לְהַעֲמִיד כְּשׁוּלִיָּה, ...
- Russian:ученик, отдавать в ученики, ...
- Ukrainian:учень, навчати, ...
- Hindi:शागिर्द, प्रशिक्षण के लिए रखना, ...
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