apprentice

noun, often attributive ap·pren·tice \ ə-ˈpren-təs \

|Updated on: 8 Aug 2018

Examples: apprentice in a Sentence

Definition of apprentice

1 a : one bound by indenture (see ¹indenture 1a(3)) 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

a carpenter's apprentice

— compare journeyman 1, ¹master 1c

2 : an inexperienced person : novice

an apprentice in cooking

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apprenticeship

play \-tə(sh)-ˌship, -təs-ˌship\ noun

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Examples of apprentice in a Sentence

decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated
aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues

Recent Examples of apprentice from the Web

Nikki Jones, who runs the apprentice programme, says that the centre works with employers to make sure the apprenticeships meet their needs.

— The Economist, "A welcome upgrade to apprenticeships," 12 July 2018
Mackay eventually landed an apprentice position in New York’s shipyards working 10-hour days.

— patrick cooke, WSJ, "‘The Bonanza King’ Review: The Man Who Hit the Mother Lode," 5 July 2018
After studying illustration at Goldsmiths and becoming a milliner's apprentice, Quant began designing and making clothes for her boutique, Bazaar, in 1955, which was located above her partner Alexander Plunket Greene's restaurant.

— refinery29.com, "Mary Quant, Mini Skirt Purveyor, Is Being Honored With A Fashion Exhibit," 8 June 2018
Windover Construction, based in Beverly, has hired three apprentices as part of a new two-year training program for people interested in a career in construction management.

— julia preszler, BostonGlobe.com, "Historic bank records, a construction management apprenticeship, and a plant sale," 4 May 2018
In that country, 60% of young adults train as apprentices in manufacturing, IT, banking, construction and other fields, compared with 5% in the United States.

— washington post, latimes.com, "U.S. is way behind other nations on workers' readiness for jobs of the future, report says," 25 Apr. 2018
The progress from apprentice to master is very familiar to me.

— jonah flicker, Town & Country, "Anthony Bourdain Says Donald Trump's Well-Done Steak Order "Hurts Me"," 20 Apr. 2017
Antonio Toscano's Fifty Shades of Bricks Dibs on becoming this Lego whisperer's apprentice.

— chelsea peng, Marie Claire, "Four New 'Fifty Shades' Parodies That Are Probably Better Than the Real Thing," 10 Feb. 2015
Also, artists started their careers at workshops, where many apprentices, working under a master, created works together, so discerning what artists created what parts of a painting often is difficult.

— susan dunne, courant.com, "Yale Art Gallery Unravels Leonardo Da Vinci Mysteries," 3 July 2018

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