apprentice

Everyday

1. A young person who learns a trade or skill by working with a skilled worker, usually for a set time and a small wage. tree →
2. A beginner learning from an expert in any field. tree →
3. (verb, passive) «be apprenticed to» means to be sent to work and learn under a master. tree →

In the lessons

In adult life apprentices train as builders, mechanics, hairdressers and chefs. In stories the apprentice learns from a wizard, a blacksmith or a ship's captain (The Sorcerer's Apprentice). Phrases: «an apprentice electrician», «apprentice to», «be apprenticed to».

Examples

• My brother is an apprentice plumber. tree →
• In the story the wizard's apprentice caused a flood. tree →
• She was apprenticed to a dressmaker. tree →
• Apprentices learn by watching and doing. tree →
• The apprentice swept the workshop floor every morning. tree →
• After four years the apprentice became a master carpenter. tree →
• "What should you say, uncle, to taking me as an apprentice? tree →

Note

Countable. «An apprentice» (vowel sound). The training period is an apprenticeship. In stories the apprentice often makes a mistake when the master is away.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means a trading partner who is trained and learns from a greater power. Asshur is described as a pupil in trade of the great city of Tyre. In the primary lessons: In adult life apprentices train as builders, mechanics, hairdressers and chefs. In stories the apprentice learns from a wizard, a blacksmith or a ship's captain (The Sorcerer's Apprentice). Phrases: «an apprentice electrician», «apprentice to», «be apprenticed to».

Examples

• Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traffickers of Sheba, Asshur was as thine apprentice in traffic. (Prophets EZK.27.23, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. «An apprentice» (vowel sound). The training period is an apprenticeship. In stories the apprentice often makes a mistake when the master is away.