APPRENTICE Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ə-ˈpren-təs

Definition of apprentice

as in assistant

a person who helps a more skilled person decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated

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as in novice

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

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apprentice

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verb

as in to job

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Recent Examples of apprentice

Noun

The location is intended to help students, technicians, apprentices, and engineers move directly into careers linked to quantum technologies. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026 Bayer and Diaconis — who as a teenager ran away from home to apprentice with a magician specializing in card tricks, before becoming a renowned mathematician — didn’t just prove the existence of a precise cutoff in a real-world system. — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026

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Daguerre was a talented artist who had moved to Paris as a teenager to apprentice as a scene painter at the Paris Opera. — Anika Burgess july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025 But gaining admission became a rigorous, multi-year process that involved apprenticing at an atelier, where her male colleagues regularly targeted her for frat-boy-style pranks. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for apprentice

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprentice

Noun

Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
How — and to what extent — AI might reshape her profession remains to be seen, but jobs for administrative assistants and secretaries have been dwindling for decades.

— Claire Savage, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of assistant

Noun

Haaland has become a social media phenomenon, with his own posts and memes from others turning even soccer novices into diehard fans.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 13 July 2026
The last death at San Fermin's bull runs occurred in 2009, but gorings and broken bones are common, partly due to the large number of novice bull runners and foreign tourists who join the experienced locals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of novice

Noun

This fun, beginner-friendly class teaches the fundamentals of Texas Hold’em, giving you the confidence to join a friendly game.

— Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
The app is especially well suited for beginners, busy professionals and anyone who feels overwhelmed by more complex budgeting systems.

— Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of beginner

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No launch date is set yet, but the news also lifted shares of Alibaba and Baidu, which will partner with Apple on the effort.

— Christina Cheddar Berk,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Ben Boehmke, Head of Strategies for Equities at Cantor, says the firm chose to partner with Securitize in part because of its compliance-first approach.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.

— Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024

Definition of adjutant

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Mims is heading into the final year of his rookie deal, while Franklin has this season and 2027 before free agency.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 July 2026
The Warriors rookie responded with 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists and a number of bone-crunching collisions with his fellow 250-pounder.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026