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Synonyms for apprentice

Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-pren-tis
Phonetic Transcription : əˈprɛn tɪs

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Définition of apprentice

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French aprentiz "someone learning" (13c., Modern French apprenti, taking the older form as a plural), also as an adjective, "unskilled, inexperienced," from aprendre (Modern French apprendre) "to learn; to teach," contracted from Latin apprehendere (see apprehend). Shortened form prentice long was more usual in English.
  • noun novice/learner of a trade
Example sentences :
  • The Assistant Commissioner interrupted the apprentice statesman.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • His son William has been with me this winter, and goes in May to be an apprentice to a mason.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • The chauffeur began to supply the wants of his machine with the help of an apprentice.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • I understood, Marzak, that thou art sailing with us as apprentice.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The apprentice's face appeared to me to say all that, and he had an honest face.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
  • When he got there, the apprentice would split his time between them.
  • Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden
  • I'd have him apprentice your brother to a decent trade or a light business.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • There was one apprentice who always did the marketing for us.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various
  • I was an apprentice at Madama's for five years, and then began to work for myself.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various
  • He had heard of a tailor's apprentice becoming a great general.
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

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