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| apprentice [ ə préntiss ] |
noun (plural apprentices) |
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1. trainee: somebody being trained by a skilled professional in an art, craft, or trade
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2. inexperienced person: a novice or amateur
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular apprentices, present participle apprenticing, past and past participle apprenticed) |
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take on somebody as trainee: to give somebody work as an apprentice to a skilled professional
  apprenticed to an electrician
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| [14th century. < Old French aprentis< aprendre 'learn' < Latin apprehendere (see apprehend)] |
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| apprenticeship noun |
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