Apprentice
/əˈprɛntɪs/
nounBeginner📊CommonOccupation
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Definitions
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A person who works for a skilled person to learn their trade or profession.
/əˈprɛntɪs/
nounneutralBeginner
Occupation
A person learning a trade or skill from a more experienced person.
She is an apprentice chef at a Michelin-starred restaurant.
💡 Simply: Someone learning a job from an expert.
More Examples
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He completed his apprenticeship and became a qualified electrician.
How It's Used
Trades
"He served his apprenticeship as a carpenter."
Education
"The program offers apprenticeships in various fields."
From Old French *aprentis, from apprendre "to learn". The word's development reflects the historical significance of apprenticeship as a learning system.
Apprenticeships have played a crucial role in skill transmission across many centuries, particularly in the skilled trades.
Memory tip
Think of 'learn' within the word, as apprentices learn a trade.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"to learn"
Base: apprentice
apprentice plumberapprentice carpenterapprentice electrician
Common misspellings
aprenticeaprentisaprentices
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