MEANING
A person learning a skilled trade under an experienced practitioner, usually through a structured period of service.
Use it for
training arrangements; dependence on a teacher; learning through workMake skill development a relationship rather than an instant acquisition.
Words that belong together
- take an apprentice
- apprentice smith
- master's apprentice
On the page
The apprentice ruined the hinge but learned why it had cracked.
Her master treated an apprentice's questions as theft of working time.
An apprentice magician still had to scrub the ordinary pots.
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Word forms
- Base
- apprentice
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. More specific than beginner; historically apprenticeship could involve legal obligations and close household ties. Noun: apprentice; plural apprentices.
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