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

City Colleges recently launched Chicago Moonshot, an apprenticeship initiative associated with the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, where the district has committed to graduating hundreds of IT apprentices over the next five years. — Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

There are currently 17 apprentices at the Winter Park facility. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026

Jagetz described tattooing as a profession that remains heavily male dominated, where apprentices are frequently expected to tolerate inappropriate behavior because obtaining a license often depends on the person training them. — Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

There, King Charles works with head gardener Gráinne Ring and her team of 15, including apprentices, to cultivate the 15 acres of blooms, hedges, trees and more. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

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

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