3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
1. 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
2. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.
3. (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.] --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
apprentice
adj : in training; "an apprentice carpenter" [syn: {apprentice(a)}]
n : works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: {learner}, {prentice}]
v : be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great
master"
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