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apprentice |
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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