apprenticeship (noun)
1apprenticeship — apprentice ► NOUN ▪ a person learning a skilled practical trade from an employer. ► VERB ▪ employ as an apprentice. DERIVATIVES apprenticeship noun. ORIGIN Old French aprentis, from Latin apprehendere apprehend …
2apprenticeship — ap‧pren‧tice‧ship [əˈprentsʆɪp] noun [countable, uncountable] JOBS the period of time when someone is an apprentice, or the job of an apprentice: • Bell served an apprenticeship (= worked as an apprentice ) with the shipbuilders Shaw and Hart. • …
3apprenticeship — noun (C, U) the job of being an apprentice, or the period of time in which you are an apprentice: He s serving an apprenticeship as a printer. | a five year apprenticeship …
4apprenticeship — noun see apprentice I …
5apprenticeship — noun a) the condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice b) the system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions …
6apprenticeship — noun the position of apprentice (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑apprentice • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑post, ↑berth, ↑office, ↑spot, ↑ …
7apprenticeship — UK [əˈprentɪsʃɪp] / US [əˈprentɪsˌʃɪp] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms apprenticeship : singular apprenticeship plural apprenticeships a) employment as an apprentice serve an apprenticeship (= work as an apprentice): At 16, he served an… …
8apprenticeship — ap|pren|tice|ship [ ə prentıs,ʃıp ] noun count or uncount employment as an apprentice: serve an apprenticeship (=work as an apprentice): At 16, he served an apprenticeship as a commercial paint sprayer. a. someone s early experiences in a… …
9apprenticeship — [əˈprentɪsʃɪp] noun [C/U] the time when someone works as an apprentice …
10pre-apprenticeship — noun A course of study taken before the start of an apprenticeship …
