Synonyms of apprentices

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noun

plural of apprentice

1

as in assistants

a person who helps a more skilled person

decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assistants
• aides
• adjutants
• deputies
• aids
• sidekicks
• servants
• lieutenants
• helpers
• employees
• adjuncts
• maids
• coadjutors
• workers
• helpmates
• laborers
• mates
• attendants
• subordinates
• helpmeets
• hands
• scullions
• maidservants
• underlings
• handmaidens
• auxiliaries
• hirelings
• help
• swampers
• legmen
• right hands
• girl Fridays
• aides-de-camp
• gal Fridays
• man Fridays

2

as in novices

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 & Similar Words

• novices
• beginners
• newcomers
• freshmen
• rookies
• recruits
• virgins
• students
• novitiates
• greenhorns
• fledglings
• newbies
• rooks
• colts
• tyros
• neophytes
• punks
• cubs
• trainees
• babes
• tenderfeet
• abecedarians
• learners
• candidates
• amateurs
• boots
• dabblers
• entrants
• dilettantes
• probationers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veterans
• professionals
• experts
• masters
• vets
• pros
• old-timers
• old hands

apprentices

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verb

present tense third-person singular of apprentice

as in jobs

Related Words

• jobs
• partners
• recruits
• hires
• contracts
• fees
• subcontracts
• employs
• signs (up or on)
• pays
• retains
• takes on
• rehires
• assumes
• lays on
• engages
• places
• enlists
• reengages
• upgrades
• reemploys
• advances
• scouts
• keeps (on)
• promotes
• headhunts

Dissimilar Words

• furloughs
• cans
• axes
• fires
• discharges
• lays off
• dismisses
• locks out
• sacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apprentices

Noun

According to accounts by Wright’s apprentices, after procrastinating on drawing any plans for nine months, Wright designed the house in two hours in September 1935 while the Kaufmanns were driving to his office to review them. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

According to Petrucci, 92% of construction apprentices in California are trained by a union. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Reducing the quantity of new trade workers forced to work as apprentices is the simplest answer to the ratio problem. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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

Regular midwives were primarily women, trained as apprentices but not institutionally educated. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

For electricians, for example, apprentices must complete four years of training to move on to the licensing exam. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026

For one year as well, apprentices stay protected, working with a senior employee to avoid burning out. — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 18 May 2026

Arthur Bryant’s and Gates Bar-B-Q, whose origins can be traced back to Henry Perry through his apprentices decades ago. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026