Etymology : Middle English aprentis, from Middle French, from Old French, from aprendre to learn, from Latin apprendere, apprehendere
Pronunciation : &-'pren-t&s
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. trainee, pupil. engage as an apprentice ; work as an apprentice. apprentice\ap*pren"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. apprenticed; p. pr. & vb. n. apprenticing.] to bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.apprentice \ap*pren"tice\ , n. [oe. apprentice, prentice, of. aprentis, nom. of aprentif, fr. apprendare to learn, l. apprendere, equiv. to apprehendere, to take hold of (by the mind), to comprehend. see:
apprehend, prentice.].
2. one who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.
3. one not well versed in a subject; a tyro.
4. (old law) a barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant. [obs.].
5. One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.
6. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.
7. A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant.
8. To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business. works for an expert to learn a trade be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master".
9. 1. An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill. He left school at 15 and trained as an apprentice carpenter.
10. If a young person is apprenticed to someone, they go to work for them in order to learn their skill. I was apprenticed to a builder when I was fourteen. someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job (aprentis, from aprendre , from apprehendere; APPREHEND).