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/əprˈɛntəs/ /əprˈɛntɪs/ Listen

noun

Apprentice n.

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.

One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.

(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.)

verb

Apprentice v. t. (past & past part. apprenticed; pres. part. apprenticing) To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

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"Apprentice" Quotes from Famous Books

... horse. Mark Colley, Tommy Colley's youngest brother, stood close by. He was to ride, and had already donned the brown and blue-sleeved jacket. Mark was a clever lightweight, and had been well coached by his brother and Fred Skane, whose apprentice he was, but he had already forfeited the five pound allowance, having ridden the requisite number of winners. He was a merry little fellow, and still retained his boyish ways, although Skane said he had the wisdom of a man in his head. His brother, Tommy, was riding Manifest, and Ben Bradley ...

— The Rider in Khaki - A Novel • Nat Gould

... "Now we know what to do with him if Uncle Granstedt does not think good him enough for a carpenter. We'll apprentice him to a tailor. He'll make a good one, I am sure, as it takes nine tailors to make a man, he need not have as much courage as a ...

— The Soul of a Child • Edwin Bjorkman

... discomfort, was gone where the wicked cease from troubling. The squire had had everything repaired, and the public rooms and the sign repainted, and had added some furniture—above all a beautiful armchair for mother in the bar. He had found her a boy as an apprentice also so that she should not want help while I ...

— Treasure Island • Robert Louis Stevenson

... It was a brief lull and we were resting at the gun. The crew, grimy, dirty, battle-stained and tired, was glad to lean against the side of the deck or a convenient stanchion. Tommy's long service in the regular navy as apprentice and seaman made his opinions official, and we were always glad ...

— A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" • Russell Doubleday

... property rights and woman suffrage. Some of the women signed, but more of them slammed the door in her face, declaring indignantly that they had all the rights they wanted. Yet at this time a father had the legal authority to apprentice or will away a child without the mother's consent and an employer was obliged by law to pay a ...

— Susan B. Anthony - Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian • Alma Lutz

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