as an apprentice

  • 21apprentice — ap|pren|tice [əˈprentıs] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: aprentis, from aprendre to learn , from Latin apprehendere; APPREHEND] someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22apprentice — ap|pren|tice1 [ ə prentıs ] noun count someone who works for a particular person or company, usually for low pay, in order to learn the type of work they do: He became an engineering apprentice with a local firm. an apprentice carpenter… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23apprentice — [[t]əpre̱ntɪs[/t]] apprentices, apprenticing, apprenticed 1) N COUNT: oft N n 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… …

    English dictionary

  • 24apprentice — apprenticeship, n. /euh pren tis/, n., v., apprenticed, apprenticing. n. 1. a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber. 2. Hist. a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to… …

    Universalium

  • 25apprentice — ap·pren·tice || É™ prentɪs n. trainee, pupil v. engage as an apprentice ; work as an apprentice …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26Apprentice — The first rung on the guild structure ladder. An apprentice served his master for numerous years, generally seven or more, to work of the debt of his training. Following a successful apprenticeship, the apprentice became a journeyman, eventually… …

    Medieval glossary

  • 27apprentice — ap•pren•tice [[t]əˈprɛn tɪs[/t]] n. v. ticed, tic•ing 1) a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber[/ex] 2) why a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28apprentice — 1. noun /əˈpɹɛntɪs/ a) A trainee, especially in a skilled trade. b) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or …

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  • 29apprentice — noun Apprentice is used before these nouns: ↑chef, ↑electrician, ↑jockey …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 30apprentice — A trainee jockey. An apprentice will usually ride only flat races …

    Equestrian sports dictionary