apprentice
pronunciation
How to pronounce apprentice in British English:
UK [əˈprentɪs]
How to pronounce apprentice in American English:
US [əˈprentɪs]
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- Noun:
- works for an expert to learn a trade
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- Verb:
- be or work as an apprentice
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- Adjective:
- in training
Word Origin
- apprentice (n.)
- 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.
- apprentice (v.)
- 1630s, from apprentice (n.). Related: Apprenticed; apprenticing.
Example
- 1. To nitze 's chagrin , the apprentice had disobeyed the sorcerer .
- 2. Even mr musabha , the camel-owner , employs a young apprentice from bangladesh .
- 3. Researchers believe they 've identified da vinci 's inspiration for mona lisa -- his male apprentice .
- 4. Apprentice blowfish chefs must train with a veteran for a minimum of two years before they can take rigorous written and practical exams .
- 5. After being an apprentice to russian and french nuclear engineering companies , china is now eying exports of nuclear reactors .