apprentice

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

|Updated on: 13 Jun 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

Meanwhile his father had engaged in the business of refining sugar and upon returning from Germany, young Spreckels entered his father’s sugar mill as an apprentice.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "June 8, 1926: John D. Spreckels dies at home in Coronado," 8 June 2018
And Lukas Gähwiler, Chairman of UBS, Switzerland also started out his career as an apprentice.

— valerie strauss, Washington Post, "Betsy DeVos goes to Switzerland and bashes U.S. public schools," 7 June 2018
William Irwin, executive director of the Carpenters International Training Fund, said the days of a member training as an apprentice then never setting foot back into a training center again are done.

— karen caffarini, Post-Tribune, "Carpenters open new training facility in Merrillville," 16 May 2018
In August that year, Atobajeun, 25, started as an apprentice at Zurich Insurance, making her a foot soldier in a bipartisan push to plow new paths to middle-class jobs.

— NBC News, "Are apprenticeships the new on-ramp to middle-class jobs?," 16 Apr. 2018
So far, 18 individuals have been placed as apprentices.

— christopher dabe, NOLA.com, "Pelicans face longest odds of any team in west to reach NBA Finals," 12 Apr. 2018
An apprentice hairstylist captured a heartwarming Facebook video of the elderly couple during a hair appointment at The Foundry Salon in New Braunfels, Texas.

— cardenas chris, ajc, "Watch: Texas man learns how to style wife’s hair," 21 May 2018
The 4-year-old gelding gets the weight break with apprentice Edgar Morales in the saddle.

— scott shapiro, The Courier-Journal, "Twinspires.com's free expert pick for Wednesday at Churchill Downs," 1 May 2018
The center will also include space for an apprentice program to train area students for a career in the trades.

— erin sauder, Elgin Courier-News, "OTTO Engineering bumps hourly wages by 40 percent, plans May 5 job fair," 24 Apr. 2018

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