apprentice
11apprentice — I UK [əˈprentɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms apprentice : singular apprentice plural apprentices someone who works for a particular person or company, usually for low pay, in order to learn the type of work that they do He became an… …
12apprentice — I n. an apprentice to (he was an apprentice to a master craftsman) II v. (B) at an early age, I was apprenticed to a carpenter * * * [ə prentɪs] (B) at an early age was apprenticed to a carpenter an apprentice to (he was an apprentice to a master …
13apprentice — {{11}}apprentice (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. aprentiz someone learning (13c., Mod.Fr. apprenti, taking the older form as a plural), also as an adjective, unskilled, inexperienced, from aprendre (Mod.Fr. apprendre) to learn; to teach, contracted from… …
14apprentice — 1 noun (C) someone who agrees to work for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job: She works in the hairdresser s as an apprentice. | an apprentice electrician 2 verb (transitive usually passive) to make …
15apprentice — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English aprentis, from Anglo French apprentiz, from aprendre to learn, from Latin apprendere, apprehendere Date: 14th century 1. a. one bound by indenture to serve another for a prescribed period …
16apprentice — ap|pren|tice [əˈprentıs] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: aprentis, from aprendre to learn , from Latin apprehendere; APPREHEND] someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job ▪… …
17apprentice — ap|pren|tice1 [ ə prentıs ] noun count someone who works for a particular person or company, usually for low pay, in order to learn the type of work they do: He became an engineering apprentice with a local firm. an apprentice carpenter… …
18apprentice — [[t]əpre̱ntɪs[/t]] apprentices, apprenticing, apprenticed 1) N COUNT: oft N n An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill. I started off as an apprentice and worked my way up... He left school at 15 and… …
19apprentice — apprenticeship, n. /euh pren tis/, n., v., apprenticed, apprenticing. n. 1. a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber. 2. Hist. a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to… …
20apprentice — ap·pren·tice || É™ prentɪs n. trainee, pupil v. engage as an apprentice ; work as an apprentice …
