apprentice
Meaning of apprentice
- a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.
an apprentice electrician
- employ (someone) as an apprentice.
Edward was apprenticed to a printer
Middle English: from Old French aprentis (from apprendre ‘learn’, from Latin apprehendere ‘apprehend’), on the pattern of words ending in -tis, -tif, from Latin -tivus (see -ive).
Information about apprentice
- The plural form of apprentice is: apprentices.
- Languages in which apprentice is used:
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Hyphenation of apprentice
ap-pren-tice
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- apprentice is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
apprentice synonyms
Meaning learner:
Meaning a person undergoing training for a particular job or profession:
Meaning a person who is serving a probationary or trial period in a job or position to which they are newly appointed:
Meaning a beginner or novice:
Meaning a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation:
Meaning a person who is advised, trained, or counselled by a mentor:
Meaning a person who is new to a subject or activity:
Meaning a young bird that has just fledged:
Meaning the period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order:
Meaning a person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild or student in relation to a teacher:
Meaning denoting someone who is studying in order to enter a particular profession:
Meaning a person just starting to learn a skill or take part in an activity:
Meaning a person or thing that starts in a specified way:
Meaning a new recruit, especially in the army or police:
Meaning a person who is new to or inexperienced at a particular activity:
Meaning a newcomer or novice, especially a person unaccustomed to hardship:
apprentice antonyms
Meaning a person who has had long experience in a particular field:
Translation of apprentice
- French: apprenti
- Italian: apprendista
- Spanish: aprendiz
- Portuguese: aprendiz
- German: Lehrling
Words that rhyme with apprentice
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