apprentice

[US]/əˈprentɪs/
[UK]/əˈprentɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.

Example Sentences

to apprentice to a tailor

an apprentice electrician; an apprentice sailor.

They were mere apprentices to piracy.

Edward was apprenticed to a printer.

he was bound apprentice at the age of sixteen.

He was bound (as an) apprentice to a shoe-maker.

He's apprenticed to a craftsman.

He was an apprentice to a master craftsman.

she apprenticed with midwives in San Francisco.

My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.

A team of kitchen apprentices assisted the chef in preparing the banquet.

The experienced artisan would pass on the tricks of the trade to the apprentice.

the 30 apprentices have received their indentures on completion of their training.

Michelle Dewberry, a former winner of The Apprentice, said the motion was patronising.

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