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- Dictionaryapprentice/əˈprɛntɪs/
noun
- 1. a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages: "he began his training as an apprentice to a decorative painter"
verb
- 1. employ (someone) as an apprentice: "Edward was apprenticed to a printer"
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APPRENTICE definition: 1. someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often…. Learn more.
An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill. I started off as an apprentice and worked my way up. He left school at 15 and trained as an apprentice carpenter.
The meaning of APPRENTICE is one bound by indenture to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade. How to use apprentice in a sentence.
APPRENTICE meaning: 1. someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often…. Learn more.
Definition of apprentice noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Britannica Dictionary definition of APPRENTICE [ count ] : a person who learns a job or skill by working for a fixed period of time for someone who is very good at that job or skill
is a person who works with someone in order to learn their skill. A complete guide to the word "APPRENTICE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
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. 4. to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade. 5. to serve as an apprentice.
An apprentice is someone who learns a trade. An apprentice farmer is paid very little but has the chance to learn farming by watching and doing.
Aug 30, 2024 · apprentice (third-person singular simple present apprentices, present participle apprenticing, simple past and past participle apprenticed) (transitive) To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business. His father had apprenticed him to a silk merchant. He was apprenticed to a local employer.
