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- pronunciation:
pren
tihs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one who works for another to learn his or her skill or trade.
He was a carpenter's apprentice for three years before starting his own business.
- similar words:
- beginner, employee, learner, novice, pupil, student, tyro
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| definition 2: |
a beginner; learner.
I'm just an apprentice at this barbecueing; my dad is the master.- synonyms:
- beginner, learner, neophyte, novice, tyro
- antonyms:
- master, veteran
- similar words:
- cub, greenhorn, newcomer, recruit, rookie
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| related words: |
assistant, devil, disciple, follower |
adjective + (n.)apprentice
fellow, idle, leading, lowly, mere, promising, smooth, temporal, young
verb + (n.)apprentice
hire, host, train
(n.)apprentice
+ verb
carve, hunt, name
noun + (n.)apprentice
architect,
ballet,
bard,
celebrity,
chef,
craftsman,
episode,
fireman,
journeymen,
laborer,
master,
mentor,
mountain,
mover,
navy,
novice,
painter,
physics,
plasterer,
plumber,
printer,
pro,
ratio,
reality,
servant,
shaman,
slave,
sorcerer,
surgeon,
tailor,
trump,
version,
wizard
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
apprentices, apprenticing, apprenticed |
| definition: |
to place as an apprentice to an employer.
His father apprenticed him to the local blacksmith.She was lucky enough to be apprenticed to an excellent chef with a relatively mild temper.- synonyms:
- indenture
- similar words:
- employ, enlist, enroll, hire, initiate, place
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adverb + (v.)apprentice
instead
(v.)apprentice
+ noun
age,
announcer,
artist,
benefit,
blacksmith,
bookbinder,
career,
craft,
engraver,
factory,
lawyer,
maker,
potter,
sculptor,
shop,
son,
staff,
studio,
summer,
teenager,
uncle,
workshop,
year,
youth
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| derivation: |
apprenticeship (n.) |
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