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APPRENTICE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does apprentice mean?

• APPRENTICE (noun)
The noun APPRENTICE has 1 sense:

1. works for an expert to learn a trade

Familiarity information: APPRENTICE used as a noun is very rare.

• APPRENTICE (verb)
The verb APPRENTICE has 1 sense:

1. be or work as an apprentice

Familiarity information: APPRENTICE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• APPRENTICE (noun)

Sense 1

apprentice ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Works for an expert to learn a trade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

apprentice; prentice; learner

Hypernyms ("apprentice" is a kind of...):

beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apprentice"):

printer's devil (an apprentice in a printing establishment)

• APPRENTICE (verb)

Sense 1

apprentice ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Be or work as an apprentice

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

She apprenticed with the great master

Hypernyms (to "apprentice" is one way to...):

prepare; train (undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

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