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apprentice


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verb
apprenticedapprentic·ing

Definition of APPRENTICE

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
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Examples of APPRENTICE

  1. He apprenticed with a master carpenter for two years.

First Known Use of APPRENTICE

1596

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