apprentice
apprentice Lexical Profile
apprentice Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who is learning a trade or craft from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period, often at low wages, in exchange for training.
"The young carpenter spent four years working as an apprentice to a master cabinetmaker."
• verb
To work as a trainee under a skilled craftsperson or professional in order to learn a trade.
"She plans to apprentice with an experienced pastry chef in Paris after culinary school."
To employ or bind a person to a skilled tradesperson or organization as a trainee to learn a craft or profession.
"His parents decided to apprentice him to a respected local silversmith at the age of sixteen."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 14th century from Old French aprentiz ('someone learning'), derived from aprendre ('to learn'), which comes from Latin apprehendere ('to seize' or 'to grasp with the mind').