Definitions for: Apprentice


[n] works for an expert to learn a trade
[v] be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


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.

Synonyms: learner, prentice

See Also: beginner, initiate, novice, prepare, printer's devil, tiro, train, tyro

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