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
Sidney Blumenthal2
: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Hanwha Philly has an apprenticeship shipbuilding program that sends employees to South Korea to work at the parent company’s Hanwha Shipping shipyards, where one vessel is built per week.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Workforce advocates say career and technical training, apprenticeships and military service are becoming more important paths to living-wage jobs without the heavy student debt often tied to a four-year degree.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Kardashian has been candid about her journey thus far studying through a legal apprenticeship program, aiming to pursue a career in the legal field, with a focus on criminal justice reform.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
In his fifth season at Arizona after a two-decade apprenticeship at Gonzaga, Lloyd has seen his teams rank among the best in the country in terms of metrics and record (averaging better than 29 wins a season), and have now reached the second weekend four times.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for apprenticeship
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Workforce advocates say career and technical training, apprenticeships and military service are becoming more important paths to living-wage jobs without the heavy student debt often tied to a four-year degree.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Kardashian has been candid about her journey thus far studying through a legal apprenticeship program, aiming to pursue a career in the legal field, with a focus on criminal justice reform.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
In his fifth season at Arizona after a two-decade apprenticeship at Gonzaga, Lloyd has seen his teams rank among the best in the country in terms of metrics and record (averaging better than 29 wins a season), and have now reached the second weekend four times.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for apprenticeship
Cite this Entry
“Apprenticeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprenticeship. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
