apprentice
noun /əˈprentɪs/
/əˈprentɪs/
- a young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job
- an apprentice electrician/chef
WordfinderTopics Jobsb2- apprentice
- certificate
- coaching
- college
- course
- intern
- probation
- qualify
- training
- work experience
Oxford Collocations DictionaryApprentice is used before these nouns:- chef
- electrician
- jockey
- …
Word OriginMiddle 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).