apprenticeship
noun
ap·pren·tice·ship
ə-ˈpren-tə(sh)-ˌship 
ə-ˈpren-təs-ˌship
1
: a position as an apprentice : an arrangement in which someone learns an art, trade, or job under another
He obtained an apprenticeship with a carpenter.
Later that year, he decided to become a barrister—a career that requires acceptance into an apprenticeship …—
Sidney Blumenthal
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: the period of time when a person is an apprentice
During most of his apprenticeship he lived in Paris …—Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warrena two-year apprenticeship
Examples of apprenticeship in a Sentence
only after long apprenticeship as a camera operator was he appointed director of photography on a major motion picture
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In addition to individual programs from our peers, the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME USA) runs a national apprenticeship program that combines classroom study with on-the-job training.
—Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The automaker has recently expanded its apprenticeship programs and partnered with nonprofits to create new training opportunities, hoping to combat the persistent stigma and pay challenges attached to trade work.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
By contrast, vocational training is finally having a moment, as are apprenticeships and other pathways into careers in the trades.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Among the exhibits is a notebook containing his handwritten account of how his grandfather arrived in Paris on foot at the age of 16 and secured an apprenticeship with a box-maker and packer named Monsieur Maréchal.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The automaker has recently expanded its apprenticeship programs and partnered with nonprofits to create new training opportunities, hoping to combat the persistent stigma and pay challenges attached to trade work.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
By contrast, vocational training is finally having a moment, as are apprenticeships and other pathways into careers in the trades.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Among the exhibits is a notebook containing his handwritten account of how his grandfather arrived in Paris on foot at the age of 16 and secured an apprenticeship with a box-maker and packer named Monsieur Maréchal.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for apprenticeship
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“Apprenticeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprenticeship. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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