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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•pren•tice /əˈprɛntɪs/USA pronunciation n., v., -ticed, -tic•ing. n. [countable] - a person who works for another in order to learn a trade:an apprentice to a plumber.
- a learner;
novice.
v. - World History to send (someone) to work for another to learn a trade:[~ + object]We apprenticed him to a plumber.
- to serve as an apprentice:[no object]He apprenticed for six years.
ap•pren•tice•ship, n. [countable]an apprenticeship as an electrician.[uncountable]Apprenticeship lasts two years. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•pren•tice (ə pren′tis),USA pronunciation n., v., -ticed, -tic•ing. n. - a person who works for another in order to learn a trade:an apprentice to a plumber.
- World History[Hist.]a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade.
- a learner;
novice;
tyro. - Military[U.S. Navy.]an enlisted person receiving specialized training.
- Sporta jockey with less than one year's experience who has won fewer than 40 races.
v.t. - World Historyto bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade.
v.i. - to serve as an apprentice:He apprenticed for 14 years under a master silversmith.
- Vulgar Latin *apprenditīcius, equivalent. to *apprendit(us) (for Latin apprehēnsus; see apprehensible) + Latin -īcius suffix forming adjs. from ptps., here nominalized
- Anglo-French, Old French ap(p)rentiz
- Middle English ap(p)rentis 1300–50
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