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apprentice

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of apprentice

1 a person who helps a more skilled person

  • decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated
Synonyms of apprentice

adjunct, adjutant, aid, aide, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, helpmate, helpmeet, lieutenant, mate, sidekick
Words Related to apprentice

attendant, handmaiden (also handmaid), maid, maidservant, scullion, servant

auxiliary, legman, subordinate, underling

employee (also employe), hand, help, hireling, laborer, swamper, worker

gal Friday, girl Friday

man Friday, right hand

aide-de-camp

2 a person who is just starting out in a field of activity

  • aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues
Synonyms of apprentice

abecedarian, babe, beginner, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro, virgin
Words Related to apprentice

boot

amateur, dabbler, dilettante

learner, student, trainee

candidate, entrant, probationer
Near Antonyms of apprentice

expert, master, pro, professional
Antonyms of apprentice

old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran

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