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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPREN'TICE, n. [L. apprehendo. See Apprehend.]
1. One who is bound by covenant to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn his art, mystery, or occupation, in which his master is bound to instruct him. Apprentices are regularly bound by indentures.
2. In old law books, a barrister; a learner of law.
APPREN'TICE, v.t. To bind to, or put under the care of a master, for the purpose of instruction in the knowledge of a trade or business.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: apprentice, learner, prentice] v
1: be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"

Merriam Webster's

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 with a view to learning an art or trade b. one who is learning by practical experience under skilled workers a trade, art, or calling 2. an inexperienced person ; novice <an apprentice in cooking> • apprenticeship noun II. verb (-ticed; -ticing) Date: 1596 transitive verb to set at work as an apprentice; especially to bind to an apprenticeship by contract or indenture intransitive verb to serve as an apprentice

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a person who is learning a trade by being employed in it for an agreed period at low wages. 2 a beginner; a novice. --v.tr. (usu. foll. by to) engage or bind as an apprentice (was apprenticed to a builder). Derivatives: apprenticeship n. Etymology: ME f. OF aprentis f. apprendre learn (as APPREHEND), after words in -tis, -tif, f. L -tivus: see -IVE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Apprentice Ap*pren"tice, n. [OE. apprentice, prentice, OF. aprentis, nom. of aprentif, fr. apprendare to learn, L. apprendere, equiv. to apprehendere, to take hold of (by the mind), to comprehend. See Apprehend, Prentice.] 1. One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him. 2. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro. 3. (Old law) A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant. [Obs.] --Blackstone.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Apprentice Ap*pren"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Apprenticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprenticing.] To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(apprentices, apprenticing, apprenticed) 1. An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill. He left school at 15 and trained as an apprentice carpenter. N-COUNT: oft N n 2. If a young person is apprenticed to someone, they go to work for them in order to learn their skill. I was apprenticed to a builder when I was fourteen. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Learner (of a trade), indentured, bound, or articled assistant. II. v. a. Indenture, bind, article.

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