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ap⋅pren⋅tice
[uh-pren-tis]
noun, verb, -ticed, -tic⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber. |
| 2. | History/Historical. a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade. |
| 3. | a learner; novice; tyro. |
| 4. | U.S. Navy. an enlisted person receiving specialized training. |
| 5. | a jockey with less than one year's experience who has won fewer than 40 races. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade. |
–verb (used without object)
| 7. | to serve as an apprentice: He apprenticed for 14 years under a master silversmith. |
Origin:
1300–50; ME ap(p)rentis < AF, OF ap(p)rentiz < VL *apprenditīcius, equiv. to *apprendit(us) (for L apprehēnsus; see apprehensible ) + L -īcius suffix forming adjs. from ptps., here nominalized
1300–50; ME ap(p)rentis < AF, OF ap(p)rentiz < VL *apprenditīcius, equiv. to *apprendit(us) (for L apprehēnsus; see apprehensible ) + L -īcius suffix forming adjs. from ptps., here nominalized

Related forms:
ap⋅pren⋅tice⋅ship, noun
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Apprenticeship
Ap*pren"tice*ship\, n. 1. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement. 2. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one).
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Language Translation for : apprenticeship
Spanish:
aprendizaje,
German:
die Lehre,
Japanese:
見習期間
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