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
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The company’s Lift All Boats project offers paid student apprenticeships that introduce teens from diverse backgrounds to lobstering, an industry that’s almost exclusively white.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
Publishing is often an apprenticeship business, where people start as assistants and work their way up.
—Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
Publishing is often an apprenticeship business, where people start as assistants and work their way up.
—Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
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 24 Apr. 2024.
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