apprentice
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apprentice
- /əˈpɹɛntɪs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English apprentice, apprentesse, apprentyse, apprentis, from Old French aprentis, plural of aprentif, from Old French aprendre (verb), Late Latin apprendō, from Classical Latin apprehendō.
Compare typologically Latin discipulus (akin to capiō); Russian ухвати́ть (uxvatítʹ), нахвата́ться (naxvatátʹsja), схва́тывать на лету́ (sxvátyvatʹ na letú), and, for another aspect, быть на подхва́те (bytʹ na podxváte) (both akin to хвата́ть (xvatátʹ)).
noun apprentices · apprentise
- A trainee, especially in a skilled trade. To this end a well-equipped and keenly-run apprentice training school has been in operation at Eastleigh since 1958 and here apprentices are given a good grounding in a number of trades, followed by a thorough training in the trade to which they become allocated.
- One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, 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.
- One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.
verb apprentices · apprenticing · apprenticed · apprentise
- To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business. His father had apprenticed him to a silk merchant.
- To be an apprentice to. Joe apprenticed three different photographers before setting up his own studio.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prentice, learner, inexperienced, trainee, internship, training, mentee, pupil, probationary, follower, student, cadet, intern, learning, learn, prospect
Translations
Every language
noun trainee, especially in a skilled trade
| Español | aprendiz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 견습생 gyeonseupsaeng, 도제 doje |
| 日本語 | 見習い minarai, 実習生 jisshūsei, 徒弟 totei |
| 中文 | 學徒 /学徒 xuétú |
| हिन्दी | शागिर्द śāgird, शिष्य śiṣya |
| Português | aprendiz |
| Français | apprenti |
| Deutsch | Lehrling, Auszubildender, Auszubildende, Azubi |
| Italiano | apprendista, bardotto |
| Ελληνικά | μαθητευόμενος mathitevómenos |
| Română | ucenic, ucenică |
| Русский | учени́к učeník, учени́ца učeníca, подмасте́рье podmastérʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | người học nghề |
| العربية | مُبْتَدِئ mubtadiʔ, مُبْتَدِئَة mubtadiʔa, تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ, تِلْمِيذَة tilmīḏa |
noun historical: one who is bound to serve a tradesperson with a view to learn his art or trade
| 中文 | 徒弟 túdì, 學徒 /学徒 xuétú |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Lehrling, Lehrtochter |
| Русский | подмасте́рье podmastérʹje |
verb put under the care and supervision of a master
| Deutsch | in die Lehre geben zu, in die Ausbildung geben zu |
|---|
verb be an apprentice to
| Español | colocar de aprendiz |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 當學徒 /当学徒 dāng xuétú |
| Deutsch | seine Ausbildung machen bei, in der ausgebildet sein bei, ausgebildet werden bei |
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title = {apprentice},
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